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Judge rejects suit by ex-officer acquitted in teen’s death

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A person holds roses during a vigil for Antwon Rose II at the basketball court in the Hawkins Village housing complex, where Rose used to play in Rankin neighborhood, southeast of Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The mother of Rose, a black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer outside Pittsburgh, told supporters at the vigil that she was glad to see her son's life celebrated at the place that meant so much to him. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Foreman defends acquittal of officer for black teen’s death

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In this March 12, 2019 file photo, former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. On the fourth day of the trial in Pittsburgh, Friday March 22, 2019, Rosfeld was acquitted of all counts in the death of Rose. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Teen’s dad: ‘Very painful to see what happened’

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In this March 12, 2019 file photo, former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. A witness in the shooting of Rose by Rosfeld said Wednesday March 20, 2019 at his trial in Pittsburgh, that he saw the officer standing on the sidewalk, panicking, saying, &quot;I don't know why I shot him. I don't know why I fired.&quot; (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

White cop cleared in fatal shooting of black teenager

By RAMESH SANTANAM and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

In this March 12, 2019 file photo, former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. A witness in the shooting of Rose by Rosfeld said Wednesday March 20, 2019 at his trial in Pittsburgh, that he saw the officer standing on the sidewalk, panicking, saying, &quot;I don't know why I shot him. I don't know why I fired.&quot; (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: DA disagrees with verdict, respects process

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People arrive to the Allegheny County Courthouse prior to the start of the second day of the homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Rosfeld, 30, faces a charge of criminal homicide for the June 2018 death of 17-year-old unarmed black high school student Antwon Rose II. (Nate Smallwood/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP, Pool)

Ex-cop says he thought he saw a gun when he shot black teen

By RAMESH SANTANAM - Associated Press

Michelle Kenney, second from left, the mother of Antwon Rose II, leaves the Allegheny County Courthouse with her lawyer S. Lee Merritt, center, after day two of the trial for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pa., Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Rosfeld is charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The Latest: Defense expert supports cop who shot black teen

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Michelle Kenney, right, mother of Antwon Rose II, and family attorney, S. Lee Merritt, left, walk toward the courtroom prior to the start of the second day of the homicide trial of former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh. Rosfeld is charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, 2018. (Nate Smallwood//Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Responding officer testifies in teen’s death

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Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, arrives at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: Jurors see videotaped police shooting of teen

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Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, walks to the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Witness says officer questioned teen’s actions in shooting

By RAMESH SANTANAM - Associated Press

Judge OKs evidence of prior drive-by in cop’s homicide case

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Plea entered in shooting that preceded black teen’s killing

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Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, arrives at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Jurors chosen in white officer’s shooting of black teenager

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, charged with homicide in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II, arrives at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Latest: 9 jurors chosen in cop’s shooting of black teen

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File-In this file photo from June 25, 2018, Kyle Fogarty shows a memorial card of Antwon Rose II after the funeral in Swissvale, Pa. Rose was fatally shot by a police officer seconds after he fled a traffic stop June 19, 2018 in the suburb of East Pittsburgh. The jury selection begins Tuesday in Harrisburg for the trial of former officer Michael Rosfeld, who is charged with criminal homicide. A judge ruled a jury from outside the Pittsburgh area is needed because of widespread publicity about the case. The jurors will be taken to Allegheny County for the trial next week. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Black woman added to jury over protests by officer’s lawyer

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 23, 2018 file photo, photos of Antwon Rose Jr. are carried by marchers on Fifth Avenue during Pittsburgh's Juneteenth Parade from Freedom Corner in the Hill District to Point State Park. The parents of the unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer as he fled a traffic stop are suing the officer's former employer— the University of Pittsburgh— for failing to properly discipline him or record performance issues in his personnel file. (Andrew Russell/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP, File)

Parents of teen killed by officer sue his former employer

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Carmen Ashley, great aunt of Antwon Rose Jr. talks with reporters outside of the courthouse following a hearing for East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Rosfeld is charged in the June 19 shooting death of Rose, an unarmed teenager, as he fled a traffic stop. (AP Photo/Don Wright)

Officer arraigned in death of teen, hearing scheduled

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Parents of teen fatally shot fleeing traffic stop file suit

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White cop charged in shooting of black teen waives hearing

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FILE – In this June 22, 2018, file photo, demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of Antwon Rose Jr. cross the Roberto Clemente Bridge during an evening rush hour march that began in downtown Pittsburgh. The fatal police shooting of Rose as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, is the first in the Pittsburgh area in the Black Lives Matter era, and it is galvanizing residents who say they’ve been frustrated for too long. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Teen’s police killing tests long-frustrated black Pittsburgh

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press