east pittsburgh teen fatally shot in the back by police: another way state violence separates families

Another black life was stolen by state-sanctioned violence against us. This time it was East Pittsburgh teen, Antwon Rose, who was fatally shot and killed by a police officer who was sworn into the local force just hours earlier. At the time of the shooting, Rose was in the passenger seat of the car that had been pulled over after being suspected of being involved in a shooting earlier Tuesday. When police ordered the driver to get out of the car and get on the ground, Rose “bolted” from the vehicle and the East Pittsburgh officer fired at and killed the 17-year-old.