Police have identified a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by police in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after he allegedly ran away from a traffic stop as Antwon Rose. Rose was a student at Woodland Hills High School last year.
The Allegheny County Police Department says that Rose got out of a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle seen near a shooting that occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Kirkpatrick Avenue in North Braddock.
Authorities say that the officer from the East Pittsburgh Police Department was handcuffing the driver of the vehicle when two male passengers — one of which was Rose — ran from the car. Police then shot and killed him. Rose did not have a weapon on him and was shot three times. After being shot, Rose was taken to McKeesport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
At this time, The Allegheny County Police Department is asking the suspect who ran away from the vehicle to turn himself in “so that he can give a comprehensive description of what occurred.”
via 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.
Police processing suspects gray car along Grandview Ave in East Pittsburgh. County investigators believe this car was involved in a separate shooting in N Braddock where man was wounded. Suspects fled. 1 suspect shot, another in custody and police still searching for the third. pic.twitter.com/xz1AuURF78
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Duquense Mayor Nickole Nsby wrote about Rose on Facebook, saying “He volunteered for me as well. He prepared excel spreadsheets and scheduled for our Movies in the Park on Friday’s. My heart is broken.”
As for the suspect police arrested, his name has not been released and it is not known what charges he is facing.
Michael Rosfeld was identified as the officer who shot and killed Rose.
