Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick revealed the origin of his desire to become an activist in an interview with Paper on Tuesday.
In the interview with Miabelle Bocicault, Dr. Ameer Hasan Loggins and Dr. Christopher Petrella, Kaepernick said the shooting death of Mario Woods in December 2015 was the catalyst.
Woods was shot and killed at the age of 26 by San Francisco police after he allegedly refused to drop a knife he reportedly used to stab a man. Investigators determined that 26 shots were fired by five different police officers.