Jury finds Pittsburgh police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teen Antwon Rose not guilty on all counts.
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Rose's mother, Michelle Kenney, told reporters after the jury left for deliberations Friday evening that she missed her son, according to"Antwon was not afforded the opportunity of a trial to defend himself," Kenney said."All of those rights were taken away from him by one person and it wasn’t the jury in this court. It was an individual."
“When confronted with this inconsistency, Rosfeld stated he saw something in the passenger’s hand but was not sure what it was,” police wrote. “In addition, Officer Rosfeld stated that he was not certain if the individual who had his arm pointed at him was still pointing at him when he fired the shots.”
There were tears and gasps in the overflow courtroom, and several people broke out in song: “Antwon Rose was a freedom fighter, and he taught us how to fight."Rose family attorney S. Lee Merritt, who had urged a murder conviction, said before closing arguments that it’s"pretty obvious" Rose was not a threat to Rosfeld. He said the family would make a statement about the verdict on Monday.
Rosfeld's attorney, Pat Thomassey, said after the verdict that the jury"listened to the facts, they listened to the law, and in my opinion, they rendered the correct verdict."
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