CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It's day two of jury selection in the Randall Kerrick trial.
The CMPD officer is facing voluntary manslaughter charges in the shooting death of an unarmed man, Jonathan Ferrell.
Prospective jurors who have been called for the Kerrick trial are being subjected to a multi-level process. The jurors are called into court one at a time, then questioned by both sides.
If they are not stricken for cause and pass this stage, they are sent to a waiting area. Once 12 prospects are collected in this way, the entire panel is brought into the courtroom for a second round of grilling by attorneys.
At this time, the attorneys can use their strikes if they have a bad feeling about someone. The prospects who made this final cut will sit in judgement of Randall Wesley Kerrick, who is facing manslaughter charges for killing Jonathan Ferrell.
In the 22 months since the officer-involved shooting, there have been a number of high profile deaths around the country involving African American men and the police: Ferguson, Baltimore and North Charleston, to name a few.
On the juror questionnaire prospects were asked if that's affected how they feel about law enforcement. Here are some of the answers:
One said: I am feeling more and more they are using their power excessively and reacting to aggressively.
Another said: Yes, they don't treat black the same during encounters.
One said: No, just a heavy heart.
And another: Our officers need to be better trained.
