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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought to court by the family of Osaze Osagie, a 29-year-old Black man who died after being shot by a State College police officer

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From Pennlive WILLIAMSPORT — State College again has defended the use of deadly force by its police against an autistic man who charged at officers with a knife. The borough Friday responded to an amended complaint filed in U.S. Middle District Court that stems from the March 20, 2019, fatal shooting of Osaze Osagie. He was shot after he charged out of his apartment in Marvin Gardens on Old Boalsburg Road at officers with a knife and refused to drop it. As in previous court documents State Co...

The estate of Osaze Osagie claims in a federal lawsuit that borough police were not adequately trained to deal with someone with mental health issues.

In an amended lawsuit filed Monday, Osagie’s family claimed the former State College police officer who shot their son was “mentally unstable and violent” and “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting. The suit also claimed a now-retired police captain received information about former officer M. Jordan Pieniazek’s alleged “excessive drinking and domestic abuse” and did not take steps to ensure he was fit for duty in the days le...

Min Xian / WPSU About 50 people attended a protest in downtown State College Tuesday night to renew calls to remove three borough police officers who were involved in the killing of Osaze Osagie.  The protest was sparked by new details in the lawsuit by Osagie’s parents against the police. In an amended complaint filed in the federal court Monday, the family of Osaze Osagie alleged that former borough police officer Jordan Pieniazek abused alcohol and had behavioral issues.  The family...

The parents of Osaze Osagie alleged in a new court filing on Monday that the former State College police officer who fatally shot their son in 2019 was “mentally unstable and violent,” and was “unfit for duty” when he was assigned to go to Osagie’s apartment the day of the shooting. An amended complaint filed in  the family’s federal lawsuit against the borough and four officers also claims that a now-retired police captain had received information about former officer M. Jordan P...

Osaze Osagie was killed in March of 2019, after State College police responded to a call for help from Osagie's parents over their son's mental health issues. T