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Antwon Rose shooting: Jury gets case in trial of white cop who killed black teen
Source: Associated Press
Jury gets case in trial of white cop who killed black teen
By RAMESH SANTANAM
March 22, 2019
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury began deliberating Friday over whether a white former police officer was “judge, jury and executioner” when he shot an unarmed black teenager in the back, as prosecutors claimed, or was justified in using lethal force to stop a fleeing suspect whom he said he perceived as a threat.
Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld fired on 17-year-old Antwon Rose II last summer outside Pittsburgh in a killing that sparked weeks of unrest.
Rosfeld, 30, shot Rose in the back, arm and side of the face after pulling over an unlicensed taxi that had been used in a drive-by shooting. Rosfeld ordered the driver to the ground, but Rose and another passenger got out and began running away.
Jurors saw video of the fatal confrontation, which showed Rose falling to the ground after being hit.
Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Fodi declared in his closing argument Friday that Rosfeld had acted as “judge, jury and executioner.”
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By RAMESH SANTANAM
March 22, 2019
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury began deliberating Friday over whether a white former police officer was “judge, jury and executioner” when he shot an unarmed black teenager in the back, as prosecutors claimed, or was justified in using lethal force to stop a fleeing suspect whom he said he perceived as a threat.
Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld fired on 17-year-old Antwon Rose II last summer outside Pittsburgh in a killing that sparked weeks of unrest.
Rosfeld, 30, shot Rose in the back, arm and side of the face after pulling over an unlicensed taxi that had been used in a drive-by shooting. Rosfeld ordered the driver to the ground, but Rose and another passenger got out and began running away.
Jurors saw video of the fatal confrontation, which showed Rose falling to the ground after being hit.
Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Fodi declared in his closing argument Friday that Rosfeld had acted as “judge, jury and executioner.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/9bda3ef5df914eec938131f6aa645994