Some police killings are so blatant they can’t be covered up. A federal prosecutor has charged one officer with manslaughter and 5 others with misdemeanors. Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were each shot 23 to 24 times after a 20-mile police chase involving 104 Cleveland officers, at speeds up to 110 miles per hour, ending in a crash into a schoolyard. Officer Michael Brelo stood on the hood of the suspects’ car and fired 15 shots through the windshield. No gun was found on the suspects. The chase began after a police officer thought he heard a gunshot and called for assistance.
The family of Malissa Williams, which is suing along with the family of Timothy Russell, said: “We need to figure out how the police department can work better with the community and not against them.”
