NC Police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man who had just survived car accident Story By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News: A North Carolina police officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Saturday after police say he fatally shot an unarmed man who had apparently just survived a car crash in Charlotte and was looking for help. The victim, Jonathan Ferrell, a 24-year-old former Florida A&M University football player, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene early Saturday morning. The 27-year-old officer, Randall Kerrick, turned himself into police late Saturday. He was released on a $50,000 bond. "The shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive,” the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement. “Our investigation has shown that Officer Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.” Read More ---> news.yahoo/ferrell-kerrick-police-unarmed-shooting-charlotte-191520307.html TWIN TIERS COP BLOCK on Facebook Facebook/TwinTiersCopBlock Find Your Local Cop Block Here... copblock.org/groups
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 06:43:34 +0000
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