article_snippet.sent: Michael Brelo, 31, made A police officer first appearance in court in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 30.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo's attorney Patrick D'Angelo conceded that Brelo's attorney Patrick D'Angelo tactics could be called into question given that Brelo exposed Brelo to danger when Brelo stepped onto the hood of a beat-up Chevy Malibu to fire 15 rounds into the windshield of the suspects' vehicle.
article_snippet.sent: But Brelo and 12 officers who shot a total of 137 rounds into the car in November 2012 had ample reason to believe that Russell and Williams were shooting at Russell and Williams, Brelo said.
article_snippet.sent: had reason to believe Brelo's attorney Patrick D'Angelo was being shot at when Brelo's attorney Patrick D'Angelo jumped on the car and shot dead Timothy Russell and Melissa Williams .
article_snippet.sent: Brelo, charged with voluntary manslaughter, is the only officer charged because prosecutors said Patrick D'Angelo waited until after the initial salvo had ended to reload and discharge the last of the 49 rounds Patrick D'Angelo fired that night.
article_snippet.sent: Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Rick Bell revealed that experts have concluded that another officer fired three rounds during Brelo's 15-shot volley, something defense attorneys have argued in motions.
article_snippet.sent: Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Rick Bell said a medical examiner has concluded that Brelo fired 'kill shots' into Russell and Williams and that Russell and Williams were still alive when Brelo fired from the top of a police cruiser and the trunk of the Malibu, striking Williams 11 times and Russell six times, when Russell and Williams were no longer a threat to anyone.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo fired out of a sense of rage and vengeance after Brelo and Brelo partner became one of the first cars to join what would be a 19-mile chase on city streets and freeways with speeds reaching 100 mph, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Rick Bell said.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo is facing charges after two unarmed suspects were killed in this Chevy Malibu .
article_snippet.sent: The prosecutor criticized Brelo and others for violating departmental policies that required permission to chase a suspect vehicle.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo pursuit of 22 minutes described the final outcome,' Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Rick Bell said of Brelo. '
article_snippet.sent: D'Angelo argued that Officer Wilfredo Diaz, who fired the initial rounds after Russell drove this Chevy Malibu toward Brelo, could have killed Russell and Williams.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo's defense team has argued that all 49 rounds Brelo fired that night, including the last 15, were lawful.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo and Brelo partner were two of the first officers to join the pursuit that ultimately included more than 60 police cars, 104 officers and reached at least 100mph.
article_snippet.sent: Brelo and Brelo partner fired 15 rounds through Brelo and his partner own windshield and told investigators investigators saw dark objects in Russell's and Williams' hands.
highlights_snippet.sent: Cleveland, Ohio, officer Michael Brelo is facing two counts of manslaughter .
  