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White Cops Sue Over Car Chase: Fired 137 Bullets At Car Of Unarmed Blacks–Claim They Were Treated “Harsher” Than Black Cops (Picture)
White Cops Sue Over Racism, Lost Wages After Shooting Unarmed African Americans 137 Times
The 9 police officers filed a law suit against the Cleveland Police Department accusing them of racial discrimination after a deadly car chase and shootout on November 29th, 2012. The suspects they shot were black and found without any guns with them.
The officers – eight white officers and one Hispanic – claim the department has a history of treating non-black officers who shoot black residents “more harshly” than black officers involved in shootings, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio Friday.
The suit was filed on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the deadly chase, when 13 officers fired 137 shots at a Chevrolet Malibu driven by Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
Both Russell and Williams were shot more than 20 times. No weapon was found. The city settled a lawsuit brought by the families of Russell and Williams for $3 million.
None of the officers involved in the shooting were fired or lost their jobs. In fact, they were placed on administrative leave for three days and then on a 45 day restricted duty period, according to the suit. MOREHERE
