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Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Teen In Pittsburgh Sparks Protest

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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).

This segment aired on June 22, 2018.

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