According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police in North Carolina, Jonathan Ferrell crashed his car into an embankment Saturday morning around 2 a.m. After escaping through the rear glass, Ferrell ran a quarter-mile to the nearest house, and knocked on the door asking for assistance. The occupant, who believed he was a burglar, called 911. When the two officers arrived, Ferrell ran towards them asking for assistance. One officer fired his taser, but officer Randall Kerrick fired twelve rounds from his firearm, striking Ferrell ten times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ferrell was a former safety on the Florida A&M Rattlers from 2009 to 2010. He had just recently moved back to Charlotte, where he was engaged and working at Dillards and Best Buy. Ferrell's family has hired a lawyer, believing the shooting was racially motivated. Randall Kerrick has been charged with manslaughter.
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