Family of Andrew Joseph III calls for end of qualified immunity

Family of slain Black teen Andrew Joseph III calls to end qualified immunity.

Democratic Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts joined the family of Black teenager Andrew Joseph III -- who was fatally struck by a car after he was ejected from a county fair -- in a rally in front of the U.S. Department of Justice building Thursday in Washington, D.C., calling on Congress to pass legislation to end qualified immunity for police.

Joseph was 14 when he was fatally hit by a motorist in 2014 after he and several other students were kicked out of a student event at a state fair in Tampa, Florida, following accusations that some teens were starting fights and engaging in misconduct, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Police arrested 12 people in that incident, and Joseph was one of roughly 100 who were kicked out.

Joseph's parents say they did not receive notification that their son was removed from the fairgrounds, nor did they receive a call asking for their child to be picked up.

After being removed from the state fair, Joseph was subsequently struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Interstate 4, a spokesperson from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed with ABC News.