Protesters Plan To Disrupt 4th Of July Parade

July 2, 2019 1:31 pm

Police in Canonsburg said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that they are aware of a planned protest during the community’s annual Fourth of July Parade on Thursday.   The statement read:  “Many of you have called regarding the planned demonstration at the parade. Thanks to our friends and concerned residents we were made aware of this at an early stage. I want to assure everyone that we have been planning diligently with our law enforcement partners to address all of your security concerns. Unfortunately I can’t divulge those measures to the general public at the time of this posting.”  In a Facebook post, organizers of the “#Justice4ALL RALLY said they planned to disrupt the Canonsburg July 4th Parade in honor of Antwon Rose, a black teenager who was shot and killed last year by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld.  The former police officer was found not guilty following a jury trial.  The group also said in their post that the planned protest was also being held to highlight, not only the injustices with Antwon, but with the young man who was shot in a movie theatre in Washington.  The teen was allegedly shot by 53-year-old Chris Allan Williams of Waynesburg in March at the Hollywood Theatre at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township, after a scuffle broke out between him and a group of juveniles. The teen suffered a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.  Williams now faces a trial on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and harassment.