San Antonio teen fatally shot by police will be honored by the Seattle Seahawks this season

Charles Roundtree, a Black teen who was fatally shot during an encounter with the San Antonio Police Department in 2018, will be honored by the Seattle Seahawks this NFL season as professional athletes continue to use their platforms to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

The football team said Friday that it will be part of the league-wide effort to “inspire change” and will honor victims of systemic racism and police brutality by wearing their names on helmets and hat patches.

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Roundtree, 18, was fatally shot on the West Side by an SAPD officer during an assault investigation in October 2018.

The teen’s family said the officer entered the house Roundtree was in without warning, shined a light and fired his gun. Police said a 24-year-old who was with Roundtree allegedly reached for a gun in his waistband and ignored commands to drop the weapon, which led the officer to shoot, hitting Roundtree in the chest after the bullet first hit the 24-year-old in the buttock.

Roundtree was unarmed. No charges were filed against the officer.

Roundtree is one of 22 names that will be remembered by the team this season. Sandra Bland, George Floyd and Trayvon Martin are also included on the list.

Players have selected the names of people who have been victims of racism or have been killed by police. Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf will wear a helmet with Emmett Till’s name on it. Till was 14 when he was murdered in Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman in 1955.

According to the team website, all will be honored, though not all will necessarily appear on player helmets.

The Seahawks will also wear social justice phrases on other pieces of gear and warm-up clothing.

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