North Carolina police shoot dead unarmed car crash victim
by alethoRT | September 15, 2013
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North Carolina policeman has been detained after shooting dead an
unarmed African-American man, who was trying to get help following a car
crash.
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.
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