A federal judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 23-year-old mechanic who was shot and killed by a city of Smyrna police officer.

Nicholas Thomas died on March 24, 2015, after a highly publicized incident partially caught on security surveillance cameras and replayed on the internet. He left behind a baby daughter, her mother (his fiancee) and his grief-stricken parents—who appeared in a tearful video posted on YouTube. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the child, identified only as L.T., by her mother, Cajun Snorton, against Smyrna and city police Lt. Kenneth Owens.