Mackenzie Shirilla’s Behavior After Arrest Shown In Newly-Released Bodycam Footage

Newly released bodycam footage shows 19-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla of Ohio exhibiting strange behavior after her arrest for intentionally crashing her car into a wall at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and their friend.

Mackenzie Shirilla’s 100 MPH Crash That Killed Two Friends

The deadly crash occurred on July 31, 2022, at around 6:15 a.m., when Shirilla, then 17, was caught on surveillance driving at 100 mph in Strongsville before crashing her 2018 Toyota Camry into a brick building. Her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, was in the passenger seat, and Davion Flanagan was in the back seat, according to Blavity and Cleveland.com.

Russo and Flanagan were found dead at the scene, and Shirilla was trapped inside the car, unconscious and not breathing, 3News reported.

Mackenzie Shirilla Sentenced to Life in Prison for Deadly Crash

Shirilla was found guilty of four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. She was sentenced to life in prison in August 2023 and is eligible for parole after serving 15 years.

“She had a mission, and she executed it with precision,” Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo told the court, per Cleveland.com. “The decision was death.”

Mackenzie Shirilla’s Behavior During Arrest Revealed in Bodycam Footage

According to People, bodycam footage released by the Strongsville Police Department shows Mackenzie Shirilla exhibiting unusual behavior during her arrest.

In the video, Shirilla can be seen sitting in the back of a police SUV, talking with an officer at the scene.

“Hi Mackenzie,” an officer said to her, emphasizing that he was there to investigate the deadly accident.

“You’re under arrest for aggravated murder x 2, okay?” he said as she looked at him.

“Do you have any questions?” he asked. “Nobody is going to bother you.”

The officer was about to exchange the handcuffs she had on for another pair when Shirilla stopped him and asked, “Could you please be careful taking this one off so it doesn’t break the bracelet please?”

He replied, “You got it. You got it.”

“Thank you,” she said.

After getting inside the car, she made eye contact with an interior camera, leaned back, and tried to go to sleep, according to the clip obtained by People.

Prosecutors Claim Mackenzie Shirilla Tested Positive for THC

According to Cleveland.com, the trio had been smoking marijuana at a friend’s house, and Shirilla tested positive for THC at the time of the crash. Prosecutors allege she intended to end her relationship with Russo.