The man shot and killed early Saturday by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer played college football at Florida A&M University, according to friends and a statement from the school.
Ferrell had recently gotten engaged, one of his friends and former teammates told the Observer.
Gregory Boler, who played linebacker on FAMU’s team with Ferrell, said his former teammate was a quiet, humble player who had a deep friendship with his younger brother Willie.
“He wasn’t really the aggressive type,” Boler said of Ferrell. “He was a good guy, easy to talk to...He just liked to be around his friends.”
...police investigation found “the shooting of Mr. Ferrell was excessive,” authorities said in a statement late Saturday. “Our investigation has shown that Officer Kerrick did not have a lawful right to discharge his weapon during this encounter.”
Kerrick has been released on a $50,000 bond.
"But the damned and the guiltiest among you are the men who had the capacity to know, yet chose to blank out reality, the men who were willing to sell their intelligence into cynical servitude..."
- John Galt
