Detectives in Charlotte, N.C., have charged an officer with voluntary manslaughter after he shot a former Florida A&M football player multiple times early Saturday morning, police said. Full story
Florida A&M students and faculty celebrated the life of former football player Jonathan Ferrell in a somber ceremony Thursday. His family and former teachers paid tribute to his many accolades as a player for the school’s team, praising him as a fun-loving and hard-working person.
These tributes injected moments of raucous laughter and apparent admiration into the largely serious service for the 24-year-old Ferrell. He was remembered as a practical joker.
A police officer shot and killed Ferrell in Charlotte, N.C. The officer has since been charged with voluntary manslaughter.
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