No Charges Filed In Death Of Man With Autism Shot By Police In State College
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania prosecutor says no charges will be filed in the death of a man with autism who was shot by police earlier this year.
Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna announced Wednesday that a State College officer was justified in shooting 29-year-old Osaze Osagie, who officials say was armed with a knife and confronted three officers trying to serve a mental health warrant March 20.
Cantorna said in a 228-page report that officers "acted consistent with their training" and were in a "life or death situation." State police said race played no role in the shooting of Osagie, who was black.
Osagie's parents said in a statement that the decision "opens a new wound" and they "will forever regret reaching out to the police to seek emergency help for their son."
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