Bodycam footage captured the moment police apprehended a teenage girl, later convicted of murder, for crashing into a wall at speeds of up to 100 mph with the intent to kill her boyfriend and another man.
“Could you please be careful taking this one off so it doesn’t break the bracelet,” Mackenzie Shirilla said as an officer began to switch handcuffs, according to video footage obtained by Law&Crime.
The incident occurred on July 31, 2022, when Strongsville police responded to a crash at 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Progress and Alameda. Officers found a Toyota Camry with extensive damage and deployed airbags. All three occupants, 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.
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[Feature Photo: Dominic Russo and MacKenzie Shirilla/Facebook]
