Charles D. Chop Roundtree Jr. was an 18-year-old African American male who died on October 17, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio Police Officer Steve Casanova responded to an alleged assault call at a Roberts Street residence where he encountered DaVante Snowden, Roundtree and Taylor Singleton. Officer Casanova says Snowden appeared to have a gun; the officer fired, intending to shoot Snowden, but the bullet struck Roundtree, who was sitting on a couch, and Roundtree died.

A Bexar County grand jury cleared Officer Casanova, finding the shooting justified based on the perceived threat from Snowden. Body camera footage showed the officer did not identify himself as a police officer before firing, and footage also indicated paramedics were not called immediately, points raised by Roundtree’s family. The family, represented by attorney Daryl Washington, filed a civil lawsuit against the San Antonio Police Department and Officer Casanova and has called for termination and indictment.

What details about that night or the house on Roberts Street might help explain how an encounter intended for one person ended with another young man killed?