• Lawsuit dismissed against officer who shot Antwon Rose II,

A federal lawsuit brought by two men against the officer who shot Antwon Rose II has been voluntarily dismissed.

Timothy Riley and Jacob Schilling had been arrested by Officer Michael Rosfeld on Dec. 9, when he was working as a University of Pittsburgh officer.

The men had said Officer Rosfeld wrote in a statement that he had seen video footage of the two men’s behavior at the Garage Door Saloon when he had not.

Lawyers for the two men said in a filing Thursday that the case had been dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can’t be filed again. Attorney Robert Peirce, who brought the suit, said he could not comment.

According to the complaint, Officer Rosfeld had said the two and a third man were intoxicated and belligerent and trying to fight other patrons when they were thrown out of the bar. He filed charges he said were backed up by the video, but the case was withdrawn after authorities found discrepancies between the officer’s statements and the video evidence.

Officer Rosfeld left Pitt about a month after the arrest and was hired in East Pittsburgh. On June 19, authorities said he shot and killed Antwon, 17, who was unarmed as he ran from a traffic stop.

Officer Rosfeld is charged with homicide in that case.

The lawsuit by Mr. Schilling and Mr. Riley was originally filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court and named Officer Rosfeld, Pitt, university police Chief James Loftus, the Garage Door Saloon, its owner and Southside Sin City, Inc.

The case was later transferred to federal court.