Bodycam footage shows the moment police arrested a teenage girl who was later found guilty of murder. She had crashed into a wall at speeds reaching 100 mph, allegedly trying to kill her boyfriend and another man.
During the arrest, Mackenzie Shirilla asked the officer to be careful when removing her handcuffs to avoid damaging her bracelet, as seen in the video obtained by Law&Crime.
The incident took place on July 31, 2022, when the Strongsville police rushed to the scene of a crash at 6:15 a.m. near Progress and Alameda intersection. Upon arrival, they discovered a severely damaged Toyota Camry with deployed airbags. All three individuals in the car, including Shirilla, were unconscious and trapped inside the vehicle.
Shirilla’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Dominic Russo and his friend, Davion Flanagan, 19, were pronounced dead at the scene.
During court proceedings, prosecutors argued that Shirilla wanted to escape her toxic relationship with Russo, as reported by 3News. They showed surveillance footage of her driving normally before suddenly speeding up and colliding with a brick building at 100 mph.
Security footage is what secured a guilty verdict in the case.
According to WKYZ, she was convicted of “four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault.”
“The video clearly shows the purpose and intent of the defendant,” Judge Russo said when announcing her verdict. “She chose a course of death and destruction that day.”
“She morphs from a responsible driver to literal hell on wheels as she makes her way down the street.”
“Mackenzie alone made the decision to drive the car, to drive an obscure route, a route she visited a few days before, and a route not routinely taken by her. Mackenzie alone chose a time to make the drive, early in the morning, when any reasonable person would expect a few people would be nearby to witness it or offer life-saving assistance.”
Shirilla’s mother expressed shock at the murder conviction and plans to appeal.
Shitilla was sentenced to life in prison, with the chance of parole after serving 15 years.
[Feature Photo: Dominic Russo and MacKenzie Shirilla/Facebook]
