Shooting of Jonathan Ferrell

Shooting of Jonathan Ferrell
Date September 14, 2013
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Deaths Jonathan Ferrell
Accused Randall Kerrick
Charges Voluntary manslaughter
Litigation Ferrell's family filed a lawsuit against the City of Charlotte; settled with $2.25 million

On September 14, 2013, Jonathan Ferrell, a former college football player for the Florida A&M University Rattlers, was shot and killed by police officer Randall Kerrick in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Shooting

Ferrell was unarmed at the time he was shot.[2] He crashed his car, went to a house in the Bradfield Farms neighborhood and "banged on the door", apparently looking for help. The resident called police, and three officers came.[3][4][5] Ferrell then ran towards them, whereupon one of the officers fired a taser at Ferrell and missed.[1] Kerrick then opened fire on Ferrell, hitting him ten times and killing him.[1]

A toxicology test of Ferrell's blood showed he had a blood alcohol level of 0.06, and had caffeine and nicotine in his system.[5]

Legal proceedings

The day following the shooting, Kerrick was charged with voluntary manslaughter, and was released on $45,000 bail from jail. On January 21, 2014, a grand jury declined to indict Kerrick with voluntary manslaughter.[6] On January 27, a second grand jury did indict Kerrick on a voluntary manslaughter charge.[7] On May 14, 2015, the city of Charlotte settled a lawsuit with Ferrell's family for $2.25 million.[8] On August 21, 2015, a 26th District judge declared a mistrial in the case after the jury reached a deadlock, with eight jurors on one side and four on the other.[2] The Attorney General of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, said that the state would not re-try Kerrick.[3]

Reaction

On August 21, 2015, after the mistrial declaration, protesters took to the streets of Charlotte. Several areas of the city were shut down as a result, and two people were arrested.[9]

On October 2, 2015 Kerrick resigned from the police force.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Katz, Jonathan M. (August 22, 2015). "Mistrial for Charlotte Police Officer in Death of Unarmed Black Man". New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Cooke, Christina (August 22, 2015). "Mistrial for officer and no justice for unarmed man: family vows to fight on". The Guardian. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Police officer accused in fatal shooting resigns from force". The Charlotte Observer. The Associated Press. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Reuters (August 21, 2015). "Mistrial for Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man in North Carolina". Newsweek. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Leland, Elizabeth (August 1, 2015). "The tragic path from a 911 call to a fatal confrontation". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ford, Dana (January 21, 2014). "No indictment for Charlotte officer who shot Jonathan Ferrell". CNN. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Eliott (27 January 2014). "2nd grand jury indicts officer in shooting of ex-FAMU football player". CNN. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Gordon, Michael (May 14, 2015). "Charlotte settles with Jonathan Ferrell’s family for $2.25 million in police shooting". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Two arrested during Kerrick trial protests in Charlotte". WTVD. August 21, 2015.
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