officers involved in that one police chase. this is how the police officers involved recalled what happened that night. after a 22-minute chase pursuing officers told investigators they arrived on scene with the idea one or both suspects were armed, pointed weapons during the chase, and fired a gun to start it. officer wilfredo diaz told investigators the passenger reached toward something, produced what he perceived was a gun. officer scott sistek feared he would be struck by the suspect s vehicle. detective william salupo heard gunfire and saw sistek go to the ground believing he d been run over. officer cynthia moore returned fire through the windshield of her cruiser. partner officer michael brelo said, i ve never been so afraid in my life. he climbed on top of cruiser cpd-38 and fired downward through the windshield. officer brian thought he was in the suspects line of fire.
backfiring as a gunshot. what happened next all hell broke loose, a high-speed chase ensued. 62 police cars chased those two suspects in that one car through the streets. 62 police cars. more than 100 cleveland police officers involved in that one police chase. this is how the police officers involved recalled what happened that night. after a 22-minute chase pursuing officers told investigators they arrived on scene with the idea one or both suspects were armed, pointed weapons during the chase, and fired a gun to start it. officer wilfredo diaz told investigators the passenger reached toward something produced what he perceived was a gun. officer scott sistick feared he would be struck by the suspect s vehicle. detective william salupo heard gunfire and saw sistick go to the ground believing he d been run over. officer cynthia moore returned fire through the windshield of her cruiser. partner officer michael brelo
it was 10:30 at night, november 29th, 2012. an officer the cleveland police department pulled over this couple. timothy russell was at the wheel. malissa williams in the passenger seat the couple pulled over. for whatever reason before the officer could approach their car for the traffic stop, they took off, sped away. they happened to speed past cleveland police headquarters and just as they did that, their car backfired. it happens. it was an older car. it was a 1979 chevy malibu. it apparently backfired. officers mistook that car backfiring as a gunshot. what happened next, all hell broke loose, a high-speed chase ensued. 62 police cars chased those two suspects in that one car through the streets. 62 police cars. more than 100 cleveland police officers involved in that one police chase. this is how the police officers involved recalled what happened that night. after a 22-minute chase pursuing officers told investigators they arrived on