Tragic deaths of Jonny Gammage and Antwon Rose twice put Pittsburgh in the spotlight
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A woman raises her in front of stopped traffic after more than 150 people took over the Parkway East in both directions, Thursday, June 22, 2018 to protest East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld East fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, a Woodland Hills High School honors student.
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A demonstrator wears a button memorializing black motorist Jonny Gammage during a candlelight vigil in Brentwood, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Gammage died 19 years ago from asphyxiation due to pressure applied to the chest after an altercation with the police.
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Ogechi Chieke (left) and Faith Tucker (second from left) march during a Jonny Gammage rally at the City County Building.
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Jonny Gammage supporters march down Centre Avenue towards the Allegheny Courthouse after gathering at Freedom Corner on November 11, 1995. Once just a place for demonstrations, speeches, and the start of a march council members are trying to decide who should be responsible for maintenance of the Freedom Corner monument, especially after recent vandalism.
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Retired Brentwood, Pa., police officer Milton Mullholland leaves the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh with his wife after a mistrial was called on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, because of a deadlocked jury in his and Baldwin, Pa. police officer Michael Albert’s second trial on charges related to the death of motorist Jonny Gammage, Jr. who died in a fight after a traffic stop in October 1995.
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Ogechi Chieke, 16, of Homewood, holds a candle during the Jonny Gammage rally at the City County Building.
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Officer Michael Albert, right, is shown in this Oct. 15, 1996 file photo. Albert and Brentwood Lt. Milton Mulholland , who are accused of causing the death of black motorist Jonny Gammage during a traffic stop on Oct. 12, 1995, will be tried a third time in the death of Gammage a prosecutor announced Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998.
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Protesters walk across the Roberto Clemente Bridge after congregating at the Wood St. T-Station Downtown protesting the shooting death of Antwon Rose by East Pittsburgh police on June 22, 2018.
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Lorenzo Rulli, of Mckees Rocks stands in protest at Grant Steet and Sixth Avenue downtown, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, to protest East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld’s fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, a Woodland Hills High School honors student.
