Preliminary hearing for teen charged in drive-by minutes before Antwon Rose shot is postponed

PITTSBURGH — UPDATE 1:20 P.M. - The preliminary hearing for Zaijuan Hester has been postponed until July 27th.

The teenager charged in a North Braddock drive-by shooting minutes before Antwon Rose was shot and killed by a police officer in East Pittsburgh is set to be in court Friday.

STORY: Teen charged in N. Braddock drive-by that happened minutes before Antwon Rose shooting

Zaijuan Hester, 17, is charged with attempted homicide in the shooting that wounded a 22-year-old man.

STORY: What we know about Zaijuan Hester, suspect in N. Braddock drive-by shooting

Hester was with 17-year-old Rose when the car they were in was pulled over minutes after the shooting in East Pittsburgh, police said. The car matched the description of the vehicle suspected in the shooting.

Both teenagers ran from the traffic stop, police said.

Rose, who investigators determined was unarmed, was fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld as he fled.

RELATED: Michael Rosfeld, officer who shot Antwon Rose, charged with homicide

Hester got away, but was later arrested in the Hill District. Authorities said he was hiding out in an apartment with a 19-year-old woman wanted for failing to appear for a preliminary hearing on a hit-and-run accident.

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