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 serving a mental health warrant. On Monday, a memorandum opinion said the court will not be holding the officers liable for not being mental health professionals and for “a death they did not cause.” “The State College Police Department is, as the name suggests, a department of police officers, not mental health professionals,” it said. On Aug. 22, defendants M. Jordan Pieniazek, Christopher Hill, Keith Robb, Christian Fishel and the Borough of State College motioned to enter summary judgment in their favor. Read more about the decision at the link in our bio. 📰: olivia.estright 📸: lilylareginaphoto 📊: sophia_montanye #statecollege #statecollegepolice #osazeosagie #federalcase #lawsuit