A 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in East Pittsburgh has been identified as Antwon Rose II, WPXI-TV reports. Rose was killed Tuesday night while running from a car during a traffic stop. The shooting was caught on video by a witness and showed Rose exiting the car with another person and running away from officers before shots were fired. Rose, of Rankin, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:19 p.m., the Allegheny County Police Department said in a press release Tuesday night. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. The officer who shot Rose has been identified as 30-year-old Michael Rosfeld. He had just been hired as part-time employee of the East Pittsburgh Police Department and was in his first day on patrol, according to KDKA-TV. He has been put on leave. Police said two firearms were found in the car Rose fled from, but investigators said they did not find a gun near Rose after he was shot. Witnesses said he was not armed and had his back to officers when he was shot. The shooting happened Tuesday evening in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a borough of about 2,000 residents in Allegheny County that is 15 minutes outside of the city of Pittsburgh. The incident began with another shooting in neighboring North Braddock, according to police. On Friday, multiple Pittsburgh news stations reported that there was video showing Rose firing a gun during the earlier shooting that led to the traffic stop and that gunshot residue was found on his hands. The news stations also reported that a gun magazine was found on him. But the Allegheny County Police Department have said those reports are false: “The Allegheny County Police Department (ACPD) continues to receive inquiries related to reports from police sources that 1) a video of the drive-by shooting in North Braddock shows Antwon Rose firing a gun; and, 2) that gunshot residue has been found on Antwon Rose’s hands. According to Lieutenant Andrew Schurman of the Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit, both reports are false. While ACPD does have a video showing the North Braddock incident, that video does NOT show Antwon Rose firing a gun. The information about gunshot residue is also false. Crime Lab reports are still pending and have not yet been issued,” the department said in a press release. “The District Attorney’s office also concurs and affirms the information provided by Lt. Schurman.” Allegheny County POlice Superintendent Coleman McDonough added, “We caution the media about providing irresponsible information from sources that are not verified. Once published, such false information can be widely spread. We share your interest in providing answers to the many questions in our community, and are working expeditiously to gather all of the available information and detail so that it can be reviewed, and answers provided. We are not releasing additional information at this time to protect the integrity of the investigation, and ask for your cooperation and understanding of what we require as police to complete the independent investigation of this incident.” The shooting death of Rose has sparked outrage in the community and across the country. A rally was held Wednesday night. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown tweeted Wednesday, “Rip Antwane Rose (sp.) sad day in Pittsburgh crazy.” Here’s what you need to know: 1. The Video Shows Rose Running From Officers With His Back to Them & Dropping to the Ground as Shots Are Heard East Pittsburgh ShootingRead more about the shooting here: heavy.com/news/2018/06/antwon-rose/ 2018-06-20T03:59:27.000Z The video shows officers stopping a car on a residential street. Two people get out of the car and run and shots are then fired. One person, who has his back to the officers, appears to fall to the ground after the shots were heard. You can watch the video above. The video shows the shooting footage twice, once zoomed in. After two shots are heard, the person recording the video gasps and can be heard saying, “why are they shooting at him? … Why are they shooting? All they did was run and they’re shooting at them?” Another video posted on Facebook shows a person being taken into an ambulance and receiving chest compressions from a paramedic. You can watch that video, which is graphic, below: East Pittsburgh Shooting 2 2018-06-20T03:12:40.000Z A witness told WTAE-TV that she saw the harrowing scene unfold from her porch. She told the news station she saw officers approaching the car with their guns drawn. The officers handcuffed the driver of the car and that is when the two passengers opened their doors and took off running. She then heard the shots. Police said the officer fired three shots and Rose was hit three times. McDonough said he was shot in various places, but wouldn’t confirm where he was hit. Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said he “briefly saw” the video of the shooting. “It’s important, however it has to be taken in the context of the entire investigation. It’s a snapshot in time and while important, it will be factored in to the larger totality of the investigation.” McDonough added, “I understand in today’s atmosphere any time a young man is killed there’s cause for outrage in some areas. However, I would urge people to give us time to conduct an objective investigation, to gather facts. As you know, social media is so prolific now, some of the initial postings on social media that came out directly after this incident were inaccurate and inflammatory. So I would urge that people in the community give us a chance to conduct an investigation and I guarantee that’s what they will get from the Allegheny Police.” RAW VIDEO: Allegheny County Police Press Conference Regarding A Fatal Police-Involved ShootingAllegheny County Police held a press conference regarding a fatal police-involved shooting in East Pittsburgh. 2018-06-20T17:04:29.000Z McDonough said there are times when shooting someone in the back can be justified. “It’s very complex, there are a lot of dynamics. There is something called a reactionary gap between the time a human perceives a threat and is able to act on it. Things happen, people tuirn around and things. I’m not saying that any of that applies to this situation because it’s too early and we can’t make judgements. Ultimately, our findings will go to the district attorney and he will make that judgement whether or not this was a justified use of force by a police officer.” McDonough said he believes police gave a verbal order to Rose before the shots were fired. He said the officer was conducting a “felony traffic stop,” and ordered the driver out and had him “prone” on the ground. He also gave a command to the other occupants and that is when they fled from the vehicle, McDonough said. 2. The Officer Who Shot & Killed Rose Was Sworn-In as a Part-Time Patrolman Just an Hour Before the Shooting Reporter Update: Teen Killed In Police-Involved Shooting In East PittsburghAllegheny County Police say a 17-year-old male died after he was shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer. 2018-06-20T14:18:35.000Z Sources told KDKA-TV that the officer who shot and killed Rose, Michael Rosfeld, was sworn in an as a part-time officer at a East Pittsburgh council meeting about an hour before the shooting. The meeting was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday and the shooting occurred just after 8:40 p.m. The officer was hired to work part time for the East Pittsburgh Police Department. Rosfeld, 30, had been hired by East Pittsburgh three weeks before the shooting and was officially sworn in at a meeting that started 90 minutes prior to Rose’s death. He has been an officer in Allegheny County since 2011, previously working for Harmarville, Oakmont and the University of Pittsburgh police departments, the news station reports. The Post-Gazette reports he also worked in Blawnox. The University of Pittsburgh website shows he worked for five years for its police department. East Pittsburgh Mayor Louis Payne told the Post-Gazette the officer was treated at the hospital for “shock” after the shooting. Payne said East Pittsburgh Police Chief Lori Fruncek, who is his daughter, spent several hours with the officer after the incident. Police were investigating another shooting in a nearby borough, North Braddock, when they stopped the car Antwon Rose was in, according to a press release. “At approximately 8:20 PM, County 9-1-1 received multiple calls reporting that shots were fired and that a male had been shot in the 800 block of Kirkpatrick Avenue,” police said. “Callers reported that a vehicle was seen fleeing the scene, and were able to provide a description of that vehicle. North Braddock Police and paramedics responded and found a 22-year-old male who had been shot. He was been transported to a local trauma center where he was treated and released.” Police said during that incident the 22-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. The shooter fired nine .40 caliber rounds at the victim from a passing vehicle and the victim also returned fire. According to Allegheny County Police: Information on the vehicle that fled the North Braddock scene was put out over the air for neighboring police departments to assist/respond. An East Pittsburgh police officer saw a vehicle matching the description on Grandview Avenue which also had ballistics damage to the rear window. The officer stopped the vehicle near Grandview and Howard Street in East Pittsburgh. The officer took the driver into custody. While he was putting the driver into handcuffs, two other occupants ran from the car. One individual – a 17-year-old male – was shot by police. He was transported to McKeesport Hospital where he was declared deceased. Further information on the deceased, including name, will be released by the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner once formal identification has been made and the next of kin notified. Rose was shot about 8:40 p.m. The 20-year-old driver, who was handcuffed before the shooting, was arrested. He has not been identified. The driver was released after being interviewed by detectives and has not been charged. The driver told police he worked as a jitney, an unlicensed cab, and was working in that role Tuesday night, according to the Post-Gazette. Police confirmed the driver had worked as a jitney in the past. At a press conference Wednesday, Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said he was confident the vehicle that was pulled over was the one used in the shooting. He said it matched the description given by witnesses and had damage to the back window that was possibly caused by gunshots returned by the shooting victim during the first incident. Police are still searching for the third person who fled from the car. “ACPD Superintendent Coleman McDonough is asking that he turn himself in so that he can give a comprehensive description of what occurred this evening,” police said in the press release. 3. Rose Was a Student at Woodland Hills High School Last Year, Where He Was an ‘Excellent Student,’ & Would Have Been Entering His Senior Year This man always had a smile on his face. Was always laughing. Had such a bright future. Rest easy brother, you deserved so much more. #AntwonRose pic.twitter.com/pGURVA06de — Kevin (@TheTinzMan) June 20, 2018 Antwon Rose was 17. There was some initial confusion over his age, with witnesses saying a 13-year-old boy was killed by police. According to WPXI-TV, Rose was a student last year at Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh. “The Woodland Hills School District acknowledges the gun violence that occurred recently within the neighborhoods that our district serves,” Assistant Superintendent Licia Lentz said in a statement. “We are urging the communities to help us call a ceasefire to end this gun violence to keep our community safe for our children … Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and the entire Woodland Hills Community.” Superintendent Al Johnson told the New York Times that Rose, “was an excellent student,” who had been taking Advanced Placement classes. Activist Shaun King posted a photo of Rose on Facebook on Wednesday and wrote, “This is #AntwonRose. Shot in the back and killed yesterday by police in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My friends in the city knew him and his family.<doc-sep>The Allegheny County Police Department, which is investigating the encounter, said that two firearms were found on the floor of the car. When asked if the teenager was found with a weapon on his person, Coleman McDonough, the department’s superintendent, said he was not. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday quoted Mayor Louis Payne of East Pittsburgh as saying that the officer who shot Antwon was hired in mid-May and had been formally sworn in hours before the shooting. In a statement on Wednesday night, S. Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing Antwon’s family, said: “We know very little about the circumstances surrounding his death at this early stage. We must emphasize that rumors of him being involved in a separate shooting are unsubstantiated. We know that he was not armed at the time he was shot down, that he posed no immediate threat to anyone, and that, significantly, the driver of the vehicle he occupied was released from police custody.” On Wednesday evening, dozens of people gathered outside the East Pittsburgh Police Department to protest the black teenager’s death. “No justice, no peace!” they chanted. Some carried signs that said, “Justice4Antwon” and “#BlackLivesMatter.” Those who knew Antwon described him as bright, lively and funny. He was a senior at Woodland Hills High School who was expected to graduate at the end of the year, the superintendent, Al Johnson, said in an interview on Wednesday.<doc-sep>
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday night by police officers who were responding to a nearby nonfatal shooting in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Antwon Rose, who was unarmed, was a high school student. The Allegheny County Police Department responded to reports of a vehicle fleeing from a scene where a 22-year-old was shot around 8:20 p.m. The police officers stopped an automobile that matched the police report and then detained the 20-year-old driver of the vehicle. Local media reported the body of the vehicle had bullet holes when it was stopped. While police detained the driver, Rose and another individual got out of the car and began running. An officer opened fire and killed Rose. The boy, who attended Woodland Hills School District, was shot multiple times. #BREAKING: Sources tell KDKA-TV that the police officer who killed 17 year old Antwon Rose was only sworn into the East Pittsburgh police force a few hours before the fatal shooting. https://t.co/stnXjtK9dW #antwonrose pic.twitter.com/47mxE62mYJ — KDKA (@KDKA) June 20, 2018 Allegheny County Police Department Superintendent Coleman McDonough revealed that there were two firearms inside of the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle was released after he was questioned by police officials. The other person was not captured by police as of the time of this publication. Eyewitnesses captured the video of the shooting and posted it on Facebook. In the recording, you can hear the person filming the shooting, saying, "Why are they shooting? All they did was run, and they're shooting at them." The officer who opened fire was put on administrative leave and the department was investigating the killing. Antwon Rose was shot three times from behind.https://t.co/lqE1FLn5tw — BET (@BET) June 20, 2018 Nickole Nesby, mayor of the neighboring city of Duquesne, was described as a friend of the family's by local media. She said Rose was well behaved, smart and athletic. "He was a beautiful little boy," she said, adding, "He was full of life." High-profiled deaths of black Americans such as Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Michael Brownin Ferguson, Michigan, and Trayvon Martin in Florida have fueled the national social justice movement Black Lives Matter, which in recent years has called for police training and diversity in law enforcement departments—with little success. According to theCato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, only 33 percent of officers were convicted of wrongdoing after a study of over 3,000 criminal cases were analyzed.