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Updated: 28 Police Officers unload 137 bullets into UNARMED man and woman in Cleveland, OH

By Tonya Sams, The Plain Dealer

2 dead in Cleveland police chase and shootout Law enforcement authorities investigate the scene of a police chase and shooting that killed 2 men at Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland. According to East Cleveland Detective Sgt. Scott Gardner, it started Thursday night when two men shot at a police officer outside the Justice Center, leading to a chase from the city to East Cleveland. Updated - Authorities at time of video believed two men were killed, later say that it was a man and woman. (PD video / Marvin Fong) Watch video

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — With 13 Cleveland police officers firing 137 rounds and killing two people following a chase Thursday night, city leaders are seeking answers and could ask for a civil rights investigation.
Investigators did not find a gun inside the bullet-riddled blue Chevrolet Malibu SS when staff from the Cuyahoga County medical examiner's office removed the bodies from the car Friday evening.
The driver of the car was identified as Timothy Russell, 43. Riding with him was a 30-year-old woman whose name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath called it a tragedy, a "very regrettable situation, not just for the community but for the Police Department," at a news conference Friday night that also included Cleveland Safety Director Martin Flask and East Cleveland Police Chief Ralph Spotts.
Why did the department get involved in a chase for more than 20 minutes, why did 13 officers fire 137 rounds, and why did this situation occur? -- those are some of the questions McGrath said he wants answered.
"It's really with a heavy heart. I can't tell you how much this hurts the Cleveland Division of Police," McGrath said. "We work so hard. We worked so hard to make things good. Something like this, I'm not saying it makes us look bad because the investigation isn't completed yet, but it's a real challenge for us."
At some point during the investigation, McGrath said the city will reach out to the U.S. attorney's office and also the FBI "to ask for the assistance, recommendations from the Civil Right division."
"Why are we doing it? Because it's the right thing to do," he said. "And we will provide support not just for our police officers but for the community."
Police said the chase began because the two had shot at a police officer at the Justice Center in Cleveland, causing a chase in Cleveland, Bratenahl and into East Cleveland that ended on an access road leading to Heritage Middle School.
The incident was reported at 10:31 p.m., police spokeswoman Jennifer Ciaccia said. It ended at 10:57 p.m. She said the chase lasted about 25 minutes.
The bodies remained in the car, which had been encased in shrink wrap to preserve the evidence, until it was towed from the scene by the medical examiner's office about 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Investigators reported through the day Friday that they believed there were two men inside the car, a possible misinterpretation because of how badly the bodies were damaged from all the rounds fired.
East Cleveland will conduct the investigation, which Chief Ralph Spotts said he expects to take a lot of time. He urged patience. The department already has received help from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, he said, and also will seek help from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office.

Police chase ends in East Cleveland shootout

Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer A police official photographs the scene of a shooting outside Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer) Police chase ends in East Cleveland shootout gallery (7 photos)

Conversations over the police radio during the chase included talk that it was possible a weapon was seen and thrown from the car, Spotts said. But no shell casings were found in the car.
Radio chatter about the suspects having a pop can and not a gun also will be investigated, he said.
Spotts said that the chase ended in a dead end with a head-on collision with a police car.
McGrath said some police vehicles were riddled with bullet holes, but because no weapon was found in the suspects' car, officials can only assume that it was a result of friendly fire.
Flask said the investigation 'will look at the length of the pursuit, the number of officers involved and whether it was supervised properly according to department policy.

William Neff, The Plain Dealer

"The question I have is whether the shots were necessary and appropriate to defend the lives of the officers involved in this incident," Flask said. " I personally know from over 40 years of experience the challenges of police officers have in neighborhoods in the city of Cleveland. But I also know that we have policies, rules and procedures that help govern action of our officers. Officers are of course expected to make split-second decisions, but the rules and policies help govern those decisions. And that's why I do in fact have a number of questions."
Cleveland police said the names of the 13 officers involved will not be released for several days. They are currently on administrative leave for three days, which is standard following a shooting. They will come back to restricted-duty status.
ACLU legal director James Hardiman said he was surprised Cleveland police were involved in a long, high-speed chase in the first place.
"Sure, we don't know all the facts yet, but we were told Cleveland police were not going to be involved in any more high-speed chases," Hardiman said. "These obviously have risks, not only to the suspects and police themselves, but potential injuries to innocent pedestrians. In this case, it seems like overreaction by police right from the start.
"And then to fire over 100 shots is not reasonable. No shots should have been fired. Police would have arrested these suspects without a high-speed chase or firing shots. A thorough investigation should be conducted . . . at least we can hope it will."
Hardiman said that although police have a hard job, police can be overzealous, as he believes they were in this incident.
Police from several communities including Bratenahl and East Cleveland joined in the high-speed chase. A witness said there were almost 50 police cars involved.
William Greer, who lives at Wymore Road at Terrace Road, close to where the chase ended,"" said he had just settled down to bed about 11 p.m. when he heard police sirens.
Moments later, his room was bathed in flashing red lights as 10 police cars sped by his window in pursuit of the two men.
Greer, 27, said he heard more than 50 gunshots as Cleveland police officers opened fire on the suspects' car. He heard the car stop suddenly on the road and then gunfire.
"I heard a car smack and knew it hit something," he said. "The next thing I heard was gunfire. Pop, pop, pop. Bang, bang, bang. I couldn't believe how much -- it must have been more than 50 shots."
He threw himself to the floor.
"I dove down on the ground when I heard the gunfire because bullets got no names," he said.
It's possible that the driver meant to turn south onto Lee Road, which is about 50 feet from Wymore Road, but instead turned onto the small street that dead-ends outside the school parking lot.
East Cleveland Detective Sgt. Scott Gardner said the investigation would be long and involved. Scores of police were on the scene all night long, taking measurements, talking to witnesses and preserving the scene for forensic investigators.
"We responded to the call of shots fired and arrived to find Cleveland police on the scene," Gardner said. "We're tearing the scene apart piece by piece this morning. It's a pretty complex scene."
Classes at Heritage Middle School were canceled Friday.
There are few homes around the school, but the McGregor Nursing Home sits on a hill off Lee Road, across the street from the school.
The car had been surrounded by dozens of police evidence markers indicating bullets, shells or other pieces of evidence.
"So this is a tragedy for everybody, the community, the Police Department," McGrath said. "And I'm so troubled that our police officers were involved in it, and I'm so troubled that those people died, their families and everything else. This is a tragedy. You try to make sense of it and it's very difficult."
With Michael Sangiacomo, Plain Dealer Reporter. Plain Dealer reporter Pat Galbincea contributed to this story.
To reach these Plain Dealer reporters: msangiacomo@plaind.com, 216-999-4890
tsams@plaind.com, 216-999-4014

By: Jen Steer, newsnet5.com

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - There was no gun inside the suspects’ car involved in the high-speed chase that ended with gunfire Thursday night, East Cleveland Police Chief Ralph Spotts said.
Cleveland police said an officer saw a car drive by near the Justice Center on West St. Clair Avenue and believed a shot was fired from within. That started the pursuit at about 10:30 p.m. and lasted about 25 minutes.
At the end of the chase, two police cars were in front of the suspects’ car and were hit head on, Spotts said. Shots were fired at the car behind Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland, killing both people inside.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said a 30-year-old woman was killed. Spotts said they believe she was homeless and living in a shelter. Timothy Russell, 42, also died.
Spotts said no shell casings were found in front of the Justice Center. He said there is no evidence that this was a shootout or an exchange of gunfire.
“A tragedy, not just for the community, but for the police department,” Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said. “This is really with a heavy heart. I can’t tell you how much this hurts."
McGrath said 13 officers fired 137 rounds. Those officers will be on administrative leave for three days and will remain on limited duty during the investigation.
A NewsChannel5 photographer, who was on a scheduled ride-along with police, said there were dozens of bullet holes in the suspects' car and the windshield of a police car. McGrath said those shots could have been friendly fire.
“Two people died and we have 13 officers involved,” McGrath said. “You’ve got to carry that weight with you the rest of your life… You try to make sense of it and it’s very difficult. All night I’m thinking ‘Why, why, why?’ And we’ll find out why.”
No East Cleveland police officers were at the scene at the time, Spotts said. The investigation will be handled by East Cleveland police. The United States Attorneys' Office, the FBI and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation have been contacted as well to investigate.
The Cleveland Police Department will be moving other officers to work in the second district, since so many are on leave.

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Commenter’s Corner

Commenting on Why We Lost And What It Will Take To Win,

Rafe says:

November 30, 2012 at 7:47 am

The left wanting to tax the rich, yes, but why they want to, is not because of their espoused equalization of wages?

They say that this is why, but that is propaganda.

If we remember who the left is! They are the party of fabrication and deceit!

They lie, cheat, manipulate, distort the truth, obstruct, redefine, twist, cover-up, YOU NAME IT, to get their way.

They have been doing this with ever-increasing boldness over the last 20+ years.

They have perfected the concept of telling the same lie or lies long enough; to the point where they convince not only their audience that what they say is the truth, but they even have the ability to convince themselves.

There is no shame in what they will do or say!

But, taxing the rich is just another one of their strategic smoke screens to get the public to believe they are truly concerned about the under privileged and they (the good guys) are going to get them their fare share by increasing taxes on the ruthless greedy rich guy.

But what is the real truth as to why?

Why they really want to tax the rich guy has nothing to do with equalizing wages or leveling the playing field, it is really to get their hands on more dollars, ~$80 to 100Billion; for the purpose of continuing to play Santa Clause to a part of their voting bloc. They simply want this money to look like the good guys to the millions who are currently receiving hand outs from the federal government, so that they can continue to advance their voting bloc. They are smarter than we think and they know exactly what they are doing! They know that $80-100B is not enough money to do anything to reduce the national debt. But they don't care about the debt! They could care less about the debt, as a matter of fact I believe they want the debt to rise. They simply want more $'s to continue to play Santa!

I believe that it is part of their strategy, to leave a towering debt for the next conservative president to struggle with, which will make their presidency more difficult and in turn make a democratic president look like a more desirable option.

Here is the proof, if the left were truly serious about equalization of wages then they would want to help the average wage earner who only makes about $40-50K and has to contribute to their own retirement savings which in a life time would be lucky to amount to $500K. But no, no help here for those who pay the bulk of government and teacher union wages and benefits, these people (the average wage earner) are not their voting bloc.

And, if the left was really serious about equalization of wages they would be going after a reduction in wages and benefits to the government worker and big union workers (teachers and auto workers) who's salaries range from $70-110K and pensions and retirement benefit packages that equate to a self funded 401K of $1.3M+. But, no can't touch these people, these people are their voting bloc.

Therefore, I believe it is simple, it is all about the voting bloc. If it advances the democratic voting block it is good, if not it is bad. THE RIGHT SHOULD LEARN TO THINK IN THESE SIMPLE TERMS!

The left has only one main agenda, stay in power at any cost, and change a constitutionally conservative America, by force, to their progressive socialistic ideals.

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