Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams died on Nov. 29, 2012 following a high-speed police chase and 137 shots fired — 49 of which came from Officer Michael Brelo’s gun.
Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of all charges on Saturday in the deaths of two unarmed suspects in a 2012 police shootout.
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Russell and Williams died on Nov. 29, 2012 following a high-speed police chase and 137 shots fired -- 49 of which came from Brelo's gun.
Authorities did not find a weapon inside Russell's Chevy Malibu, and every shot fired was from a Cleveland Police Officer's gun.
The incident began when a different police officer, John Jordan, pulled the duo over for a signal violation. Jordan also suspected them of drug activity.
Russell then took off, and another officer, Vasile Nan, mistook his car backfiring for a gunshot. Russell led officers on a 22-minute, high-speed chase that eventually involved 62 police cars and more than 100 officers.
Russell and Williams were each shot more than 20 times. Investigators found that police fired in two separate waves. The first hail of gunfire lasted about 17 seconds and the seconds was about 5 seconds.
Timothy Russell
Michelle Russell
Investigators said Brelo had jumped on the hood of Russell's car and fired shots through the windshield.
Judge O'Donnell said he could find beyond a reasonable doubt that Brelo fired at least one shot that could have caused their deaths of both victims.
Other officers, he said, also fired shots that were fatal.
However, Judge O'Donnell said he could not find beyond a reasonable doubt that Brelo shots alone caused their deaths, finding him not guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
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