KPIX CBS Evening News May 24, 2015
Axelrod good evening, im jim axelrod. And this is the western edition of the broadcast. We begin with the verdict in the latest high profile case involving the use of deadly force by police on unarmed africanamerican suspects. In cleveland, today, officer Michael Brelo was acquitted of manslaughter in the shooting death of two Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams two and a half years ago, this was a bench trial, meaning no jury. This morning the judge ruled that when officer brelo fired 15 bullets into the car they were driving 15 directly at them from the hoo standing. It was quote, reasonabl...