On Saturday morning, three police officers in Charlotte, NC
responded to a 911 call from a woman, who said that an unknown
male was knocking on the door of her house, the local media
reports.
When the patrol arrived at the scene, the man — later identified
as Jonathan Farrell, 24 — rushed at the officers, making them
believe that he may be dangerous.
The policemen tried to neutralize the suspect with a tazer, but
when it didn’t work out, one of them used his gun, firing several
shots.
Farrell died of his wounds on
sight. The body search revealed that he had no weapon on him.
Several hours later a wrecked car belonging to the deceased man
was discovered at a nearby embankment.
The crash was serious as Farrell had to climb out of the back
window of the vehicle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief, Rodney
Monroe, said.
Monroe stressed at a news conference that he didn’t think that
the victim was trying to rob the woman, who called the police.
“I don’t believe threats were made,” the law enforcement chief is
cited as saying by AP.
The investigators suggest that Farrell, who used to be a football
player at Florida A&M University, may have been involved in
an accident and was knocking on a nearby houses in order to get
help.
Officer Randall Kerrick, 24, was arrested and charged with
voluntary manslaughter for shooting the unarmed victim.
Kerrick, who has been with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police since
April 2011, is “pretty shook up” and “devastated” by what has
happened, Monroe added.
The two other policemen on the scene have been placed on paid
administrative leave until the investigation of the tragic
incident concludes.
Copyright: RT