HARRISBURG, Pa. - Lawyers and prosecutors began picking jurors Tuesday to hear the case of a white western Pennsylvania police officer accused of shooting to death a black teenager as he ran from a vehicle last year. The first two jurors in the criminal homicide case of former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld are a retired railroad worker and an electronics company worker. The jury selection begins Tuesday in Harrisburg for the trial of former officer Michael Rosfeld, who is charged with criminal homicide. Rose’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Rosfeld and East Pittsburgh, alleging the use of excessive deadly force and the lack of proper police training. East Pittsburgh, about 10 miles (16 kilometres) east of Pittsburgh, notified state police in November it was closing down its police department.

Source: thestar March 12, 2019 10:07 UTC