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Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Teen In Pittsburgh Sparks Protest

Published June 22, 2018 at 9:33 AM PDT
Protesters rally in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Pittsburgh. They are protesting the killing of Antwon Rose Jr. who was fatally shot by a police officer seconds after he fled a traffic stop late Tuesday, in the suburb of East Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
Protesters rally in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Pittsburgh. They are protesting the killing of Antwon Rose Jr. who was fatally shot by a police officer seconds after he fled a traffic stop late Tuesday, in the suburb of East Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

A suburban Pittsburgh police officer fatally shot an unarmed teen who was running away from a car suspected of being involved in another shooting. The victim has been identified as 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. Protesters took to the streets of East Pittsburgh after the incident.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti gets the latest from WESA’s An-Li Herring (@anliherring).

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