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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Cleveland Officer Found Not Guilty in Car Hood Shooting


A Cleveland police officer has been found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of two unarmed passengers whose car hood he mounted, sending a barrage of bullets into their windshield.

Michael Brelo, 31, who is white, was charged with killing Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams — both of whom were black — after a car chase in November 2012. Brelo rubbed his face and nodded his head as the judge read the verdict, and then wept.

The high-speed pursuit started after Russell's 1979 Chevy Malibu backfired while driving past police headquarters. 

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