Posted on 06/22/2018 5:49:21 PM PDT by BBell
CNN) - The unarmed 17-year-old who was shot and killed by police in East Pittsburgh earlier this week died of a gunshot wound to the "trunk," the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
The manner of Antwon Rose's death was listed as homicide.
The medical examiner's brief report did not specify in what side of the "trunk" Antwon was shot. Witnesses said the African-American teen was fleeing police when he was struck by bullets.
The officer who fired the fatal shots was identified by Allegheny County officials on Thursday as Michael Rosfeld, according to an email from the county's director of communications, Amie Downs. CNN has attempted to reach Rosfeld numerous times, but has not been successful.
The officer -- who had just been sworn in on the East Pittsburgh police force a few hours before the shooting -- has been placed on administrative leave, police said. He had worked with other local departments for seven years, CNN affiliate WPXI reported.
Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said on Wednesday that the officer had not been interviewed.
Asked if the officer is white, McDonough said, "I don't understand what that has to do with the situation."
What happened?
Antwon, who lived in nearby Rankin, had been a passenger in a car that was stopped by police Tuesday evening because it matched the description of a car that was involved in an earlier shooting, Allegheny County police said.
The officer ordered the driver out of the car and onto the ground, police said. Antwon and another passenger "bolted" from the vehicle, and the East Pittsburgh officer opened fire, striking Antwon, Allegheny County police said.
The 20-year-old driver of the vehicle was later released, police said. Authorities are still searching for the other passenger.
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empty handgun clip, following reports of drive-by shooting from the car. Driver was released (so it wasn’t the driver’s fingerprints on the two guns in the car)
everybody can go home now
to correct you:
Homicide occurs when one person kills another without the sanction of law.
Thanks for the link. I bit more info.
I heard on the radio earlier there were more protests tonight but I’ve yet to see it.
Nice headline there, media. You made a cop guilty of murder. Just one problem, ‘homicide’ doesn’t speak to guilt or innocence of murder.
Homey-cide. But homey don’t like that.
Cops never learn. You gotta wait until the bro takes a couple shots at you. then you can kill him.
I read elsewhere the black guy who was shot was involved in a drive by shooting. You are allowed to shoot a dangerous fleeing felon in some states, don’t know if that is the case in PA.
Mostly downtown, did block the Rachel Carson bridge briefly. Nothing like last night...yet.
MAGAZINE MAGAZINE MAGAZINE!!!
Protest outside PNC Park, as well as Homestead Grays Bridge/Waterfront area. Large police presence.
Yes they can but it won’t matter.
Watching it now on WPXI. I'm enjoying it immensely. Watching all these democrat idiots being blocked in traffic by another bunch of democrat idiots. The 13 inning ball game just ended so the traffic is really building up. Hope nobody gets hurt but I only feel sorry for the few people from out of town or the suburbs who don't deserve this.
Wow. Which game went 13 innings?
Braves vs Baltimore is in the 11th.
Silly officer. It has to do with the value of Antwon's life. If the shooting officer was white then Antwon's life is without measure and riots are in order, so recall all the bruthas from Chuck E. Cheese. If the officer was black then Antwon's life is without value, there is no racial angle and the story will disappear tomorrow.
Well, the only extra inning MLB game in Pittsburgh tonight was the Pirates and the Nats.
Braves vs Milwaukee just went to the 13th inning.
OK.
So I can mark you down as being JFOC (just full of crap).
“... the only extra inning MLB game in Pittsburgh tonight was the Pirates and the Nats ...”
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Pittsburgh played Arizona tonight
and Washington played Philadelphia.
Braves vs Milwaukee going to the 15th inning.
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