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(CBS/AP) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jonathan A. Ferrell, a former Florida A&M University football player who was killed early Saturday by a North Carolina police officer, died of "multiple gunshot wounds" to his chest, initial autopsy reports show, according to CBS affiliate WBTV.

Randall Kerrick is charged with shooting and killing the 24-year-old Ferrell, who was unarmed and had apparently been in an automobile wreck.

Ferrell had sought help at a nearby house, according to a statement from Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. A woman answered the door and, when she didn't recognize the man, called 911.

Officers responding to the breaking and entering call found Ferrell nearby.

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Ferrell ran toward the officers, who tried to stop him with a Taser. Police said he continued to run toward them when officer Kerrick fired his gun, hitting Ferrell several times. Ferrell died at the scene.

A police statement Saturday said the investigation showed the shooting was excessive and "Kerrick did not have