Jonathan Akeem Pairre Ferrell, a 24-year-old African American man and former Florida A&M University football player, was killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 14, 2013. After a car crash that night he went to a nearby house seeking help and knocked on the door. The resident called 911, reportedly fearing a break-in. When officers arrived Ferrell ran toward them; Officer Randall Wes Kerrick fired twelve shots, striking and killing him while Ferrell was unarmed.

The shooting prompted criminal charges against Kerrick; he was charged with voluntary manslaughter the day after the shooting and released on $45,000 bail. A grand jury initially declined to indict, but a second grand jury later returned an indictment. Kerrick’s 2015 trial ended in a mistrial when the jury deadlocked, and the state announced it would not retry him. Ferrell’s family also sued the city and settled for $2.25 million in May 2015.

The case drew national attention and raised questions about police use of force and racial profiling. Did anyone nearby witness Ferrell seeking help that night or have information about what happened at the house and during the officers’ arrival?