CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News Reporter Ed Gallek has learned, Cleveland City Officials have hired an outside law firm to defend itself in a lawsuit over a 2012 police chase and shooting. Officers fired 137 shots and killed two people, and a federal wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – New papers have been filed in a federal lawsuit over the 2012 Cleveland Police chase that involved dozens of police cars and ended with officers shooting and killing two people while firing 137 shots. The lawsuit has just been amended or expanded to hold the city more accountable. Initially, when […]
An Alabama woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot and killed another woman for not showing enough emotion after a hotly contested college football game. Adrian Briskey, 28, attended a party where patrons were watching the annual “Iron Bowl” contest between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn University Tigers […]
CLEVELAND – One year after a high-speed Cleveland police chase, questions remain about how the chase ended with a shootout that left two unarmed people dead. On November 29, 2012, Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 30, were killed after leading Cleveland police on a 23 minute chase. State investigators found 13 Cleveland police […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Police labor union has filed a grievance with the City of Cleveland regarding discipline for 64 patrol officers involved in a Nov. 29 deadly chase. The Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association grievance says the city should issue a declaration “setting aside” all discipline against the officers, and calls the disciplinary actions […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A jury reached a verdict Tuesday afternoon in the trial for Rachella Womack, 20. Womack was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her involvement in the shooting death of her friend at an IHOP. Womack, Sharon Moore, 24, and the victim, 25-year-old Nadia Williams, all of Cleveland, created a disturbance inside […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath announced the results of disciplinary hearings for officers involved in the Nov. 29, 2012 deadly chase. A review concerning the officers who took part in the shooting itself will not be complete until the criminal investigation by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office is over. McGrath said 277 officers […]
These are for the officers involved with the deadly chase that killed two people last November. CLEVELAND – NewsChannel5 investigators learned Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath will begin holding disciplinary hearings for officers involved in the Nov. 29 deadly chase Friday. McGrath said his deputy chiefs will assist him with the hearings for […]
CLEVELAND – 75 Cleveland patrol officers have been found in violation of departmental rules and regulations for their roles in a deadly November chase. Disciplinary hearings for the officers will begin immediately, according to McGrath. 19 officers face charges that could lead to a suspension of 10 days or more, he said. Those officers will be […]
(CNN) — It was a bloody Father’s Day weekend in Chicago, but police said murder and shooting rates are significantly below those at the same time last year. Seven people were shot to death and there were 26 “shooting incidents” from Friday to Sunday, according to Chicago Police Department spokesman Adam Collins. But to put […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An investigation is underway after a deadly shooting involving five security officers in Cleveland. he shooting happened Sunday morning just before 2:30 a.m. on King Avenue. The preliminary investigation reveals that Kingdom Warrior Protection security officers were working security at a private party being held at the Braxton Building on East […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Police officers were punished for a deadly police chase in Cleveland earlier this week. One supervisor was fired, two more demoted and 9 facing suspension. Mayor Frank Jackson reacted to the punishment Friday. “You have two people who were shot 20-something times a piece and it’s as if it never happened,” […]