CLEVELAND (AP) — A police car chase that ended in a schoolyard with two unarmed suspects dying in a hail of 137 bullets is part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into the Cleveland Police Department's use of deadly force and its pursuit policies.
Six officers in the police department were indicted Friday on charges related to the chase, Cuyohoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said. Patrol officer Michael Brelo, who the prosecutor said stood on the hood of the suspects' car and fired at least 15 shots through the windshield, has been charged with two counts of manslaughter. Five supervisors have been charged with dereliction of duty for failing to control the chase.
McGinty cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week that said police can't fire on suspects after a public safety threat has ended. He said the other officers on the scene had stopped firing after the November 2012 chase ended.
"This was now a stop-and-shoot — no longer a chase-and-shoot," McGinty said. "The law does not allow for a stop-and-shoot."
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6 comments:
Never hold up
wanna bet?
What?????
Hey the sad fact is we will not have to chase these thugs again. I am sorry do not like most cops but we as a nation have to do something to thin these turds out of the herd.
11:46 AM
by murdering them? what if they come for YOU? and don't say you are not a criminal. haven't you heard about all the innocents that have been targeted, 'by mistake'?
I agree we need to 'thin the herd' but murder is not the answer. If it was, cops would be murdered as well. A lot of THEM sure DESERVE it.
Indicted is a far cry form convicted. They will be ruled justifiable homocides. All in a days work.
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