A Police Officer from North Carolina was charged with a count of voluntary manslaughter after shooting and killing an unarmed man. The man who was shot and killed was 24 year old Jonathan A. Ferrell. Jonathan was involved in a car wreck at around 2:30 am. He left the scene looking for help when he stumbled upon a house with a woman who thought he was trying to break in and called 911. Officers found a man who matched Jonathan's description. Ferrell reportedly charged the officers when one officer stunned him with a taser he continued to charge them and that's when Officer Randall Kerrick discharged his weapon. He shot Jonathan multiple times. Jonathan was reported dead on the scene. Officer Kerrick turned himself in for booking on Saturday evening and he is due in court awaiting charges.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/15/20509400-nc-police-officer-charged-with-fatal-shooting-of-unarmed-man-due-in-court?lite
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