Meet Mackenzie Shirilla who deliberately murdered her boyfriend and a pal in car crash

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Caitlin | In controversy , Crime

Source: Cleveland.com

Mackenzie Shirilla is a 19-year-old girl from Ohio who pleads guilty to the July 2022 crash on Monday, August 21.
She was charged with murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession, and possession of criminal tools.
In July 2022, she collided with a corner of the Plisco Building in Strongsville, Ohio with accelerating at 100mph.

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Mackenzie Shirilla is found guilty of the deaths of her boyfriend and a friend

Mackenzie Shirilla is a 19-year-old girl from Ohio who pleads guilty to the July 2022 crash. She was sentenced to a lifetime after being convicted in a bench trial on August 14 on 12 counts.

She was charged with murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession, and possession of criminal tools.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo said during Monday’s sentencing,

“She has a mission, and she executed it with precision. The mission was death.”

Mackenzie Shirilla found guilty in deaths of her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion (Source: Metro UK)

Similarly, Margaret Russo added,

“I understand that the pain in this room wants me to impose the harshest sentence, but I don’t believe that would be the appropriate sentence because I do not believe that Mackenzie will be out in 15 years,”

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Mackenzie Shirilla tearfully read a statement in court after being found guilty and apologized to the victims’ families. She said,

“I’m so deeply sorry, I hope one day you can see I would never let this happen or do it on purpose, I wish I could remember what happened, We were all friends, and Dom was my soul mate, I wish I could take all your pain away. And to my family, thank you for the support and all the love you guys give. I love you all so much.”

What crimes did Mackenzie Shirilla commit?

According to horrific footage from July 2022 shown by the court, Mackenzie Shirilla, 17 at that time, collided into a corner of the Plisco Building in Strongsville, Ohio with accelerating at 100mph.

Her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, and his friend Davion Flanagan, 19, were also in the passenger seats and died at the scene. The judge described the footage as a key piece of evidence.

According to reports, the three of them also smoked marijuana before the collision.

Mackenzie Shirilla has sentenced for a lifetime — Mackenzie Shirilla has been sentenced for a lifetime (Source: The Mirror)

After Shirilla’s verdict, Dominic’s mom Christine Russo told her,

“Mackenzie, going to prison because you did this, be thankful you’re still alive and have a future, whatever that may be. Dom and Davion were robbed of their futures, their hoped and their dreams. Mackenzie showed no mercy no Dominic nor did she on Davion, only God at this time can have mercy on her soul.”

While Davion Flangan’s mother said her family still mourned the death of her son. Davion’s sister Davyne Flanagan added,

“I feel stuck, I feel like I can’t move forward. I feel lost. I would like you to give Mackenzie the longest possible sentence. I’ve known her for about three years and she’s always taking the easy way out.”

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