Cleveland protests erupt after officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland police officer was found not guilty on Saturday in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and a woman after a high-speed car chase in 2012, one in a series of cases that have raised questions over police conduct and race relations in the US.Judge John O’Donnell said officer Michael Brelo, 31, acted reasonably in shooting the two suspects while standing on the hood of their surrounded car and firing multiple rounds through the windshield. Mr Brelo, who was among a group of officers who fired on the car, was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault.Protesters took to Cleveland streets on Saturday night as police patrolled in riot gear. Cleveland police spokeswoman Jennifer Ciaccia said that more than 20 people had been arrested.Mr Brelo’s trial, which began on April 6, took place at a time when US law enforcement is under scrutiny for the use of lethal force against minority groups. It followed a series of high-profile deaths of un...
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