Antwon Rose
Passionate protesters remain peaceful in Pittsburgh streets after Rosfeld verdict
Hundreds of peaceful protesters spilled into the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland on Saturday, the day after former police Officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted of homicide in the 2018 death of Antwon Rose II. The protesters shouted for justice, encouraged people to vote and expressed frustration over the not-guilty...
Antwon Rose Sr. tells crowd to ‘leave the streets alone’
The father of a black teenager shot and killed by a police officer had a message Saturday for young people trying to come to terms with the jury’s not-guilty verdict. “Do what you gotta do for your parents,” Antwon Rose Sr. said. “The streets ain’t it; the streets ain’t it....
Demonstrators march through Pittsburgh day after Rosfeld found not guiltyVideo
The day after a jury found Michael Rosfeld not guilty of homicide in the shooting and killing of 17-year Antwon Rose II has brought mixed reactions. The heads of two of the city’s most powerful philanthropic institutions shared in the shock and outrage that brought people into the streets Friday...
Rosfeld acquittal leaves a relieved wife in tears and a mother indignant
The two women in the first row of the courtroom late Friday waited nine months to get there, and their reactions when the jury read the verdict told separate tales of months-long heartache. One collapsed from her chair – sobbing. The other remained still – no tears. Not guilty. Michelle...
Civil lawsuits, federal charges could await Rosfeld after acquittal
Michael Rosfeld could end up back in court despite a jury’s not guilty verdict. The former East Pittsburgh police officer was acquitted of state charges Friday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II. But Rosfeld already faces a civil federal lawsuit brought by Rose’s family and could face...
Michael Rosfeld not guilty of homicide in killing of Antwon Rose II
A jury of seven men and five women found former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld not guilty of homicide for the June killing of Antwon Rose II. Jurors deliberated for less than four hours Friday as they weighed whether to acquit Rosfeld or convicted him of charges of first-...
Testimony on Day 3 of Rosfeld trial concludes with use-of-force expert
The homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld entered its third day on Thursday. Proceedings got underway around 9 a.m. in Room 323 of the Allegheny County Courthouse. Rosfeld is accused of shooting Antwon Rose II three times as he ran from a June 19 traffic stop...
Jury for Michael Rosfeld, charged in killing of Antwon Rose, to come from Dauphin County
A jury will be chosen from Dauphin County in the homicide case against former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged in the 2018 killing of Antwon Rose II, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. The DA’s office tweeted Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that Dauphin...
