The reaction to Antwon Rose II’s death, in photos and videos
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)
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.
I produced this photo story in the wake of the shooting to show how Antwon’s friends, family and community reacted.
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)
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)