“It's more complicated than either noble vigilante or vicious victims,” argues Elliot Williams, author of the new book “Five Bullets.” He joins Michel to reflect on the 1984 shooting by Bernhard Goetz of four Black teenagers on a NYC subway. | Amanpour and Company

In 1984, a shooting on a New York City subway thrust Bernie Goetz into the center of the national spotlight. After opening fire on four Black teenagers he said were trying to rob him, Goetz was hailed by some as a vigilante hero and condemned by others as a symbol of racial violence. PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett spoke with Elliot Williams, who revisits the shooting in his new book, "Five Bullets." | PBS NewsHour

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