La Shawn Pagán is a reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.
She covers crime and the courts - and that beat includes the recent mass shootings here in Chattanooga and their aftermath.
On Tuesday, La Shawn visited Brainerd High School to cover a roundtable discussion between students and local leaders organized by the Lighthouse Collective, a community engagement program in Chattanooga that focuses on mentoring young Black boys and men.
Yesterday, La Shawn stopped by our studio.