49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Decries Police Shooting of PG County Man

WASHINGTON, DC -- Anger is rising over the shooting death of an African-American man from Fort Washington, Md. by local police, and now San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has weighed in on the incident himself.

Kaepernick has made headlines recently for his decision to kneel during the national anthem at the beginning of games to call attention to racial injustices and shooting deaths of unarmed black people at the hands of police. The case of 31-year-old Terrence Sterling, who was shot to death just off New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. over the weekend, is starting to catch the attention of Black Lives Matter advocates.

In a recent scrum with reporters, Kaepnerick pointed to the shooting of Sterling as another example of what he was demonstrating against.

"There was an incident yesterday where Terrence Sterling was murdered, unarmed black man, I mean, once again," Kaepernick said. "It's become habitual. It's an issue and needs to be addressed because it continues to happen, and every time it's administrative leave, that's not right. That's an issue that needs to be addressed, and policies need to be changed to address that."

"Change is Coming"

-Colin Kaepernick

Also, notice his mention of #TerrenceSterling who was just killed by police pic.twitter.com/eMtcpks4GH
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 13, 2016

The Metropolitan Police Department says Sterling was fleeing police when a patrol car stopped him. Police opened fire when the motorcycle collided with the patrol car. Video was posted by WUSA 9 recently of the aftermath of the incident, which showed Sterling lying on the ground with his helmet still on as police came to administer CPR. He was later pronounced dead.

Black Lives Matter supporters have since flooded social media slamming the shooting, posting under the #TerrenceSterling hashtag.

Chilling cell phone video shows what happened moments after a DC Police Officer shot #TerrenceSterling dead @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/Vpwmhm3AFZ
— Stephanie Gailhard (@stephitv) September 12, 2016

Image via Wikimedia user Mike Morbeck