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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Antwon had a "million dollar smile". I'm sure it will net his family a million or more.
1: a person who kills another
2: a killing of one human being by another
detectives investigating a homicide
Of course it was a homocide, namely one human killed another human. That’s not the question. Was it a justified or unjustified homocide?
Shortest police career in history.
My city. We made national news, sadly.
Just a guess, the 'outside'?
In Pennsylvania there are only four choices for Coroners or Medical Examiners for cause of death:
1) Homicide
2) Suicide
3) Accidental
4) Natural
what’s this ‘trunk’ b.s. and not saying front or back??? sounds like they want to stir the pot...if it was in the back, they would have trumpeted it....
Kid involved in shooting earlier, now did by gunfire. Not much sympathy. His gun was missing but had a magazine on him? Will wait for more info. Too bad cop likely ruined his new career.
Unless the gun killed him on its own, then it was a homicide.
Duh.
mag sticking out of a pocket look damn like a gun butt sticking out of a pocket..
what’s this ‘trunk’ b.s. and not saying front or back???
= = =
They want us to think he was an elephant.
But killing elephants (GOP) is OK.
“Teen killed by an East Pittsburgh police officer ruled homicide”
And?
I know black young men who used to be student assistants where I worked and are totally decent, good people. One was stopped for not using a turn signal while driving but he knows he ALWAYS uses the signal. He bit his tongue as the cop played big shot. He got out of a bad situation by shutting up.
Another pointed toward three male black students talking casually outside the library window.
“That’s a rarity,” he said. “Three black students together and the campus cop just walked past and didn’t demand their IDs.” I said “Really?” He said “Yes, I’ve been questioned 2 or 3 times for nothing when talking with friends.” He was an honor student and wore a dress shirt and tie to work and got his degree in marketing. Good thing he never ran with his back to a cop.
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Yeah, his family just hit the lotto.
The coo may be one of those who moves from department to department who’s been canned over and over but the next department isn’t informed. Could be.
I don’t understand how any coo could shoot any black. It probably will be a career ender.
Apparently he had an empty clip on him with guns found in the car. Coincidence?
Stay safe. Keep fire extinguishers ready!
He was fired from a neighboring department in January because hiw written reports didn’t jive with physical evidence...caused a case to be tossed.
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