Why I’m friends with the man who shot me | BBC Ideas

Retired police officer James Seymour and former gangster Leroy Smith had a very different upbringing. During an arrest, Leroy shot James and another officer. Years later, they became friends in the most extraordinary of circumstances.

Film by Katharine Carpenter/Leana Hosea for BBC London.

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