Cleveland fires six police officers over deadly 2012 chase

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Six Cleveland police officers were fired over their involvement in a November 2012 chase that led to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man and woman, city officials said on Tuesday.

Six other officers in the incident, which involved a 137-shot barrage, were suspended for 21 to 30 days, and another retired last year, officials said. All the affected officers were white, except for one, who is Hispanic.

The officers fired included Michael Brelo, a white former U.S. Marine who was acquitted last May of manslaughter for the incident, leading to protests.

"The incident was unprecedented," Cleveland Police Commander James Chura told reporters of the shooting, which killed Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell. "It took an investigation just as unprecedented to get to the truth."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-cleveland-idUSKCN0V42HW

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World | Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:54pm EST
CLEVELAND | BY KIM PALMER

[Feeling the Bern]

1. Only took two years. A non cop would be in prison by now.

[jaysunb]

2. They had to be given time to get new jobs in the local area.

Retire, resign or relocate. It's all a part of the culture.

[Massacure]

3. Three years