Jonathan Ferrell Killed: Man Shot In North Carolina Was A Former FAMU Football Player, NC policeman charged with killing unarmed man

[Ban Hammer 13,336]

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[mota bhai 2,675]

On Saturday, police in Charlotte, North Carolina shot and killed a 24-year-old man they now believe was seeking help after a being involved in a serious car accident.

Police Chief Rodney Monroe described the events of the evening, which ended in one of his officers, Randall Kerrick, turning himself in on charges of voluntary manslaughter.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., a man knocked at the door of a home in northeast Charlotte. The woman inside thought it was her husband and answered it, but was surprised to find “it was a person she did not know or recognize. She immediately closed the door, hit her panic alarm and called 911,” Monroe said.

The man allegedly continued to try to get the woman’s attention after she’d called 911.

Police arrived at the scene minutes later, at which point the deceased, former Florida A&M football player Jonathan Ferrell, “immediately charged towards the three officers, one in particular. That officer fired his weapon several times, striking individual multiple times.”

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Ferrell died at the scene.

Shortly thereafter, police found what they “believe to be the vehicle that belonged to the individual who was shot. It’s quite possible he was seeking assistance. Based on the accident, it was a pretty serious accident.”

Chief Monroe said that Ferrell would have been forced to climb out the back window of his vehicle, and that the property he approached was the nearest house to the scene of the accident.

In another statement issued late Saturday night, police said “[t]he evidence revealed that Mr. Ferrell did advance on Officer Kerrick and the investigation showed that the subsequent shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive. Our investigation has shown that Officer Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.”

Although the officer involved was white and the victim black, police insist that this was simply an “unfortunate” accident.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/15/police-shoot-kill-unarmed-black-man-seeking-assistance-after-serious-car-accident/

[decocker 7,198]

as long as the cops admit the shooting was excessive, it's all good.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

welcome to America

[mota bhai 2,675]

welcome to America

[GandD 5,966]

I wonder if alcohol was involved. I don't remember the percentage of intoxicated drivers on the road after 2 AM but it was ridiculous.

[duraaraa 203]

Ugh. This story sucks for everyone involved.

People just don't trust each other anymore.

[decocker 7,198]

I wonder if alcohol was involved. I don't remember the percentage of intoxicated drivers on the road after 2 AM but it was ridiculous.

i don't think cops are supposed to drink on duty.

I wonder if alcohol was involved. I don't remember the percentage of intoxicated drivers on the road after 2 AM but it was ridiculous.

if i were black, i'd trust the cops to shoot me under the right circumstances.

[GandD 5,966]

[Teddy B 17,252]

I wonder if alcohol was involved. I don't remember the percentage of intoxicated drivers on the road after 2 AM but it was ridiculous.

Ofcourse alcohol, drugs, or both were involved. The guy is black.

[mota bhai 2,675]

I bet he looked like a thug. Because he was black.

[GandD 5,966]

if i were black, i'd trust the cops to shoot me under the right circumstances.

If you were black, you'd get shot and take it like a man.

I'm not sure what that means. Today's goof off day.

I bet he looked like a thug. Because he was black.

I bet he looked like a black. Because he was a thug.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I read this story earlier. Sounds like he was coming towards the police, and after he was tased, he kept coming. Still developing.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Why do black people get to have all the fun? How come white people never get shot for no apparent reason?

[GandD 5,966]

Ofcourse alcohol, drugs, or both were involved. The guy is black.

For real though, I hear about a wreck at 2 AM, I automatically go to alcohol. I wonder what that woman's husband was out doing......