Gabriel Green, of State College, speaks during the 3/20 Coalitionâs protest outside the Centre County Courthouse on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Bellefonte, Pa., calling for the resignation of Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna, following dissatisfaction with Cantornaâs investigations of Osaze Osagieâs shooting death by State College police in 2019. Cantorna did not charge the officers involved in the shooting after his office conducted investigations.
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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 said in a statement that at least one police officer was aware of those issues and the department shouldn’t have allowed Pieniazek to respond to mental health crisis calls.