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The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pitt Police officers blocked the Fifth Avenue entrance to Litchfield Towers as protesters filled the street.

GALLERY: Rosfeld verdict protest

By Hannah Heisler, Bader Abdulmajeed, and Thomas Yang • March 23, 2019

Telmar Palmer was charged Sept. 1 with invasion of privacy and attempted indecent assault.

Gunshots fired into office of Michael Rosfeld’s attorney

By Janine Faust, Managing Editor • March 23, 2019
Gunshots were fired overnight into the office of Michael Rosfeld's defense attorney, Pat Thomassey. The approximate time of the shooting has yet to be determined.
Protesters gathered outside the Allegheny County Courthouse in June to protest Antwon Rose's death. (TPN File Photo)

Jury finds Rosfeld not guilty in Rose shooting case

By Brian Gentry and Emily Wolfe • March 22, 2019
Michael Rosfeld, a white former Pitt Police officer, was found not guilty of the June 19, 2018 shooting of black 17-year-old Antwon Rose Friday evening.
In a new court filing from Pitt’s lawyers, Pitt disputed allegations filed by Rose’s parents, saying East Pittsburgh never requested a copy of Rosfeld’s file for review before hiring him in June 2018.

Pitt files response to Rose suit

By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor • March 17, 2019
A lawsuit from Antwon Rose Jr.’s family alleged that negligence from Pitt led to the shooting of the teenager by an East Pittsburgh police officer last year. But Pitt says East Pittsburgh never reviewed the officer’s file.
Telmar Palmer was charged Sept. 1 with invasion of privacy and attempted indecent assault.

Michael Rosfeld charged with homicide in Antwon Rose killing

By Christian Snyder | Editor-in-chief • June 27, 2018

Michael Rosfeld, the 30-year-old East Pittsburgh police officer from Penn Hills who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose on June 19, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide, according to court...

Protestors at a June protest raise their fists, chant and lead the crowd with a banner that reads, "Fire Killer Cops.” The banner referenced the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, after he was fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld on June 19. (Photo by Anne Amundson | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Patience required in Antwon Rose case

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 26, 2018

Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old black Woodland Hills student, was shot by a white East Pittsburgh police officer, Michael Rosfeld, on the evening of June 26. Since then, coverage of ensuing protests has been...

A man pleads with police to help his community at a Thursday night protest that stopped traffic on I-376. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

GALLERY: The Week in Antwon Rose Protests

By TPN Staff • June 26, 2018

June 21, 2018  Early Afternoon—Protesters gathered outside the Allegheny County Courthouse in the second major protest against police brutality after Antwon Rose Jr's death on June 19, 2018. Rose...

Someone from the crowd called "all babies, young ones," to the center of the protest on Thursday night in front of the East Pittsburgh Police Department. The protests follow Antwon Rose's death at the hand of a former Pitt police officer on Tuesday night. (Photo by Kieran Mclean | For The Pitt News)

Community responds after high school student fatally shot by police

By Christian Snyder and Kieran Mclean | The Pitt News Staff • June 21, 2018

After East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld fatally shot unarmed Woodland Hills High School student Antwon Rose Tuesday night, the community responded quickly, organizing daily protests that Pittsburgh...

TPN File photo.

Officer involved in fatal shooting was former Pitt police officer

By Christian Snyder | Editor-in-chief • June 21, 2018

This story was first posted at 6:48 p.m. The Allegheny County Police Department confirmed the identity of the officer involved in the Tuesday night fatal shooting of Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old Woodland...

Protesters gathered outside the Allegheny County Courthouse in June to protest Antwon Rose's death. (TPN File Photo)

Unarmed 17-year-old fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police

By The Pitt News Staff • June 21, 2018

A police officer from the East Pittsburgh Police Department shot and killed Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old Woodland Hills High School student, the night of Tuesday, June 19. Rose was unarmed at the time he...

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