this stuff happens every day and only seems to be getting worse;
San Antonio, TX — Charles “Chop” Roundtree Jr., 18, had never had a run in with police and had never had so much as a speeding ticket. Despite being entirely innocent and unarmed, however, he was gunned down by San Antonio Police officer Steve Casanova. Body camera footage of the teen’s unnecessary death was leaked to local media and despite a clear cut case of murder, the cop was never charged.
This week, the Seattle Seahawks announced that they will be honoring Roundtree during their upcoming NFL season. According to KCEN, Roundtree will be one of 22 names honored by the Seahawks this season—along with Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others.
The family was forced to file a wrongful death lawsuit which is still making its way through the courts and the cop who murdered their son is still patrolling their streets. All too often, those who blindly support every action by police claim that if you don’t do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about but Roundtree’s cold blooded murder proves just how wrong that is.
The incident happened on October 17, 2018 when police were called out to a neighborhood for a complaint at the home of Davante Snowden. When officer Casanova opened the door to Snowden’s house, he never announced himself and instead simply shined a light, yelled “lemme see your hands,” and then started shooting. Roundtree was shot in the chest and died inside the home as he played video games on the couch.
“It’s a very unfortunate tragic incident that happened,” Police Chief William McManus said after the shooting.
According to police, the bullet grazed Snowden and then hit the innocent unarmed Roundtree in the chest......read and watch more.......
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