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May 26, 2015

Cleveland Cop Who Fired 49 Shots Acquitted; Probe Finds Pattern of Abuse 
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The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Cleveland over a
pattern of what it calls "unreasonable and unnecessary" force by police.
A probe last year found "chaotic and dangerous" abuse across hundreds of
cases. This comes just days after an acquittal in a case that helped
launch the probe. On Saturday, Officer Michael Brelo was found not
guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shootings of two unarmed African
Americans in their car. In November 2012, Brelo was one of 13 officers
who fired 137 rounds at Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams after a
chase which began when officers mistook a backfiring car for gunshots.
Officer Brelo personally fired 49 shots, at least 15 of them at
point-blank range through the windshield after he climbed onto the hood
of the car. We'll go to Cleveland for more after headlines.

 

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