Antwon Rose II was shot and killed by an East Pittsburgh police officer Tuesday, June 19, as he was fleeing a traffic stop. The officer, later identified as Michael H. Rosfeld, 30, of Penn Hills, stopped the car suspected to be involved in an earlier shooting in North Braddock.
Police found guns in the car, but Antwon, a 17-year-old Woodland Hills student, was unarmed when he was shot three times in the back. The shooting garnered national attention and sparked days of protests and demonstrations across Pittsburgh.
Leonard Hammonds II of Penn Hills points out that a Turtle Creek police officer has his hand on his weapon during a protest, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in East Pittsburgh. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Allegheny County police Superintendent Coleman McDonough talks to the media, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the county police department in Green Tree. Coleman said Antwon was not armed as he “bolted” from the vehicle. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)
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Jona Reyes of East Pittsburgh comforts a young woman during a protest, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in East Pittsburgh. “I’m just here to support,” Reyes said, “because grief is hard.” She lost her son Jonathan five years ago, she said. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Leon Ford cries as he addresses a crowd gathered to protest the East Pittsburgh police shooting death of Antwon Rose, Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the at the Allegheny County Courthouse Downtown. Ford was paralyzed after being shot by a Pittsburgh Police detective in 2012. The protest called on Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. to bring criminal charges against Officer Rosfeld. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Protesters lock arms as they yell toward blocked traffic on I-376 as they rally for Antwon Rose II, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Wilkinsburg. Hundreds shut down the highway for more than five hours. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
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Protesters stand in front of a Forest Hills Police car at the I-376 on-ramp in Wilkinsburg as they continue to rally for Antwon Rose II, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Ciora Thomas, president of SisTers PGH, is pushed away by a state trooper as police try to clear I-376, Friday, June 22, 2018, in Wilkinsburg. Thomas was the only protester arrested. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)
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Protesters march across the Roberto Clemente Bridge as they rally against the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, Friday, June 22, 2018. Protesters marched from Downtown to the North Shore on the third consecutive day of protests. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Zuri Kamaria, of the North Side, protests against the shooting death of Antwon Rose II at the Wood Street T station, Friday, June 22, 2018, Downtown. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Tia Taylor is comforted by her friend, Jameira Mosely, during a protest of the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, Friday, June 22, 2018, Downtown. Both attended school with Antwon. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Protesters yell at a driver who shouted racial slurs at protesters, Friday, June 22, 2018, on the North Side. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Chon Pryor, from East Liberty, holds up his fist while lying down in front of PNC Park, Friday, June 22, 2018, on the North Shore. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)A car runs through a crowd of protesters, Friday, June 22, 2018, on the North Side. Protesters, after some were nearly injured by the vehicle, threw water bottles and a heavy metal traffic barrier at the car. (Andrew Stein/Post-Gazette)
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Franklin Spence, right, joins in the chants at the front of the parade during Juneteenth celebrations, Saturday, June 23, 2018, Downtown. Pittsburgh’s fifth annual Juneteenth Freedom Parade celebrated the abolition of slavery in the United States. Marchers and speakers in the celebration focused on Antwon’s death as they marched through Downtown in the pouring rain. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Protesters kneel in front of police vehicles with their hands up during a demonstration on East Carson Street, Saturday, June 23, 2018, on the South Side. It was the fourth consecutive night of protests. (Harrison Jones/Post-Gazette)Yashua Strong, of Homewood, leads chants calling for justice for Antwon Rose II while marching down East Carson Street, Saturday, June 23, 2018, on the South Side. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Protesters raise their fists while pausing on East Carson Street, Saturday, June 23, 2018, on the South Side. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)People hug outside the viewing of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II, Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Tunie Funeral Home in Homestead. After the viewing, the family’s attorney, Lee Merritt, announced that the family would press for criminal charges. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Mourners gather for the funeral of Antwon Rose II, Monday, June 26, 2018, outside Woodland Hills Intermediate School in Swissvale. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Pallbearers carry the casket of Antwon Rose II, Monday, June 25, 2018, at the McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery in McKeesport. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)Carmen Ashley, who said she was the great-aunt of Antwon Rose II, holds up photographs of him during a protest march that ended at the City-County Building, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Downtown. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
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Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. speaks at a news conference about homicide charges filed against East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael H. Rosfeld, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the Allegheny County Courthouse Downtown. (Harrison Jones/Post-Gazette)Antwon Rose II’s mother, Michelle Kenney, reacts as attorney Fred Rabner addresses reporters at the Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Antwon Rose, Antwon’s father, is at left. (Harrison Jones/Post-Gazette)
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