A North Carolina police officer has been charged with
voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man.
Officer Randall Kerrick of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Department fired 12 shots, ten of which hit 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell,
according to authorities.
Ferrell, who had played football for Florida A&M
University, was seeking help after crashing his car, according to authorities.
When he knocked on a woman’s door, she called 911 — alarmed
to find Ferrell on her doorstep.
When officers arrived at the scene, authorities say Ferrell
ran toward officers. When a Taser failed to stop his approach, Kerrick fired.