CHARLOTTE, NC — A vigil Tuesday night for an unarmed man shot and killed by a CMPD officer just over a year ago. More than a dozen people joined the NAACP to pray for Jonathan Ferrell’s family. They gathered across from CMPD headquarters at the fallen officer memorial in Uptown Charlotte.
“The fact that it happened right in the city that I live in, not too far from my home where I have to raise my son, it was very alarming,” said activist Cece White.
Officer Wes Kerrick remains on unpaid suspension. He’s expected to go on trial next year on voluntary manslaughter charges.
Ferrell crashed his car in east Charlotte last September and apparently went to a woman’s house looking for help. She called 911, thinking someone was trying to break in. Officers say Ferrell charged at them. Kerrick fired 12 shots, hitting Ferrell 10 times.
