Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers and the recent shooting of Philando Castile, who was shot by Minnesota police during a routine traffic stop, are just two of many that fall into the same category ― Black people being assaulted and killed by police while performing normal, day-to-day tasks.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Randall Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter in Saturday’s shooting death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, but the head of Charlotte’s Chapter of the NAACP says a charge of manslaughter is not enough.
