In Watch Dogs, the new blockbuster video game, every character who populates the game's near-future version of Chicago has a unique identity that can be "scanned" by the main character, Aiden Pearce. On Tuesday night, Twitter user @crushingbort published a screenshot of the game in which Pearce has scanned a hoodie-clad dead black man, whose in-game name is "Kavon Fortin."

At the very least, these details bear a disturbing similarity to the infamous 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. While some character details in giant open world games like Watch Dogs are randomly generated, there are also many examples throughout Watch Dogs of so-called "Easter egg" characters winkingly inserted into the game; the actress and comedian Aisha Tyler, for example, makes a cameo. Subsequent tweets from @crushingbort revealed more details about the context in which he found the "Kavon Fortin" character:

@winnersusedrugs @watchdogsgame it pulled up a criminal record of him for larceny too, and something about child support Horton Atonto@crushingbortFollow @winnersusedrugs @watchdogsgame it pulled up a criminal record of him for larceny too, and something about child support 12:41 AM - 04 Jun 14ReplyFavorite

Idk the mechanics of @watchdogsgame's naming system but fwiw "Kavon Fortin" showed up as an attacker on a criminal convoy mission Horton Atonto@crushingbortFollow Idk the mechanics of @watchdogsgame's naming system but fwiw "Kavon Fortin" showed up as an attacker on a criminal convoy mission 12:51 AM - 04 Jun 14ReplyFavorite