The trial of Randall Kerrick, the Charlotte police officer who shot and killed Jonathan Ferrell, in September, 2013, starts today beginning with jury selections. Randall Kerrick’s arrest and charges marks the first time in thirty years that a Charlotte police officer is charged for an on duty shooting. Jonathan Ferrell age 24, an African American former college football player, knocked on the door of a woman at 2:30 am following a car accident. Suspecting a burglary, she called the police. Three police officers arrived—two black and Kerrick, a white officer. As Ferrell approached the officers, Kerrick fatally shot him 10 times. In what the Charlotte police chief cited as excessive force, a grand jury indicted Kerrick with the intentional killing of Ferrell. The two black officers never fired. Kerrick alleges he feared for his life when Ferrell allegedly didn’t stop approaching him when told to do so. The case garnered little national … [Read more...] about What to Watch for in the Jonathan Ferrell Case