East Pittsburgh Police Officer Shoots Man In The Back And Kills Him Running From A Traffic Stop

BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 5 months ago

CBS Pittsburgh:

An investigation is underway after 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot in the back by an East Pittsburgh police officer while Rose was running from a traffic stop.

KDKA-TV has now learned that the officer who is accused of shooting Rose, was only sworn into duty a few hours before the fatal shooting.

When a police officer shoots someone, even if they’ve been involved in a crime in a neighboring community as has been alleged here, Allegheny County homicide detectives step in.

“In accordance with police best practices in the aftermath of officer-involved shootings, Allegheny County police department homicide detectives were requested to assume the role of independent investigatory agency,” said Superintendent Coleman McDonough on Wednesday.

But it’s up to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala to determine whether Rose’s shooting was justified or not.

That officer has the same rights as any other citizen,” said McDonough.

I hate it when that happens to me.  I remember the last time I shot a man in the back.  I had seen him running down the sidewalk and thought that maybe he had just robbed my house.

Turns out I was wrong, but they found that I was entirely within my rights in assuming he was a thief.  They brought up Tennessee versus Garner, but I shut that down in a hurry by claiming it only applies to cops.


Comments

  1. On June 21, 2018 at 5:21 am, DAN III said:

    I say again:

    There are no good cops.

  2. On June 21, 2018 at 6:36 am, James said:

    I will move beyond the hate/like police issue and get to the headline while technically correct is misleading,this guy was just sworn in to this police dept.,had been a firearm carrying cop on other dep’s.Was he let go from other dept’s because of misbehavior,that is a issue that needs to be looked at along with the rest of the circumstances,bad cops have been bounced around in the past from place to place.

  3. On June 21, 2018 at 7:57 am, ragman said:

    James: just like that soiboi a-hole that shot the unarmed surrendering man in the hallway. I can’t remember where that took place but he either quit/was fired. I wonder where he is working now, terrorizing citizens and shooting pets.

  4. On June 21, 2018 at 8:33 am, Fred said:

    James, while that may be a secondary concern the primary concern is Qualified Immunity. It’s not good enough that a bad cop lose his job and not be rehired elswhere. He needs to be prosecuted for his crimes or there is no republic…and there apparently isn’t.

    America is a fiction and like all fictions it’s coming apart at the seems as truth seeps in. Ask any 100 people; Should I do what police say? Government is our god. Pity that.

  5. On June 21, 2018 at 9:16 am, James said:

    Folks,am in no way defending shooting,really do not have all the info. to make a decision there(and wonder what will be falsified evidence),my only point here was the msm trying to create a outrage with the article title,was a bad shoot there is no need for that bullshit/just charge and if guilty convict/imprison cop.

    As for living in a police state that seems to get more dangerous every day for citizens that is a whole different story,was only commenting on way article presented in msm,and yes,the republic needs to be reborn.

  6. On June 21, 2018 at 9:19 am, BRVTVS said:

    @ragman

    I think the soiboi who played that deadly game of Simon Says was from Mesa Arizona.

  7. On June 21, 2018 at 2:17 pm, Gryphon said:

    More Proof that the poLice are just Badged Thugs of a Fascist Regime.

    Treat them Accordingly.

  8. On June 23, 2018 at 11:59 pm, Dan said:

    “That officer has the same rights as any other citizen,” said McDonough.

    It’s not the officers “rights” that are the problem. It’s the officers lack
    of accountability under the law that is and has been the problem for a
    very long time now. Unless the officer can articulate that he had knowledge that would lead a REASONABLE CITIZEN ( not a fellow LEO) to
    believe said person running away was armed AND an IMMEDIATE threat to others the shooting would not be legal or justified. Waiting to here said
    Articulated Evidence.

  9. On June 24, 2018 at 2:58 pm, Longbow said:

    First thought: Once again, the cops investigate the cops and find the cops did no wrong…. according to the cops.

  10. On June 24, 2018 at 3:04 pm, Longbow said:

    Final thought: Why didn’t the “Perp” just submit and comply? I mean, hell, when the cop says roll over and piss on yourself, you better just go ahead and do it… right? You can always have your day in court… right? You can have a hearing in front of an “impartial” Judge… right? If a cop is raping your wife or daughter, just do what he says… and everything should be fine… right? I mean, you can always seek redress of your grievance in Court, in front of an “impartial’ Judge… right? And well… if a cop shoots you in the back, thats just too dang bad. You prolly weren’t submissive enough!

    As Sheriff Teasle said, “People go fuckin’ around with the Law, and all hell breaks loose!”

  11. On June 24, 2018 at 5:45 pm, Annoyed Max said:

    BRVTVS: The Hectoring Executioner of an unarmed man, husband, father, crawling on his hands and knees, begging not to be shot, was / is Officer Philip BRAILSFORD.

    All his teammates and his boss and his union and his fellow officers supported him in court. He walked scot-free.

    He had ‘You’re F*****d’ on his non-standard service weapon, but that info was disallowed to be produced in court.

  12. On June 24, 2018 at 6:11 pm, JoeFour said:

    Here’s a link to a good essay that makes the case unequivocal — the policeman is not your friend(!) and, as our host has pointed out numerous times, has absolutely no duty to serve and protect anyone … except those who give him orders…

    https://www.counter-currents.com/2018/06/law-enforcement-the-hostile-elite/#more-83416

  13. On June 24, 2018 at 6:16 pm, JoeFour said:

    Forgive me for posting this link again…but new readers will find it thought provoking if not eye-opening…the question is … are cops constitutional? … the answer (spoiler alert) — No, they are not!

    http://www.constitution.org/lrev/roots/cops.htm

  14. On June 24, 2018 at 11:15 pm, BRVTVS said:

    @JoeFour

    Gun Owners of America used to host “Are Cops Constitutional?” on their site. You’re right. It was eye opening for me.

    That isn’t the only well researched article by Roger Roots worth reading. See also:
    http://www.freedomforallseasons.org/DefactoGovernment/TheLaw/2005%20Summer%20Constitutional%20Law-%20The%20Orphaned%20Right%20to%20Travel%20by%20Automobile.pdf
    https://dspace2.creighton.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10504/40350/33_33CreightonLRev821(1999-2000).pdf?sequence=1

  15. On June 25, 2018 at 9:54 am, JoeFour said:

    BRVTS … Thanks for that link! The history of the transition from an unencumbered right to travel to the myriad of license requirements we have today is another eye-opening, learning experience!

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