County Dropped From Jonathan Ferrell Civil Suit

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Mecklenburg County has been dropped from a civil lawsuit over the death of Jonathan Ferrell.  He’s the unarmed man shot and killed by CMPD officer Wes Kerrick in September 2013.  A judge ruled that the county is not liable, because it does not manage or oversee CMPD.

Officer Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter.  He shot Ferrell 10 times after he says Ferrell charged at him.  The civil trial is set for November.