Demonstrators Gather in Downtown Pittsburgh Over Antwon Rose Shooting
  • 6 years ago
Demonstrators marched through downtown Pittsburgh on June 22, in another day of protest against the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose by an East Pittsburgh police officer.CBS Local reported the protesters marched over the Roberto Clemente Bridge, already closed for a Pittsburgh Pirates’ game that evening, chanting and carrying banners demanding the officer responsible be fired.Rose, 17, died in hospital after being shot while running away from police who were looking for a suspected shooter on June 19. The officer involved, named locally as Michael Rosfeld, was a part-time member of the force who had been sworn in just hours before the shooting. Credit: etta_cetera via Storyful
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