Reforms and heartbreak after final sentencing in Elijah McClain's death
Three police officers and two paramedics faced felony charges in death of McClain, a young Black man not suspected of a crime. Two..
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Killing of Elijah McClain
2019 homicide of American man under police custody
Elijah Jovan McClain was a 23-year-old American Black man from Aurora, Colorado, who was killed as a result of being illegally injected with 500 mg of ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly detained by police officers. He went into cardiac arrest and died six days later in the hospital. He had been walking home from a convenience store. Three police officers and two paramedics were charged with his death. Both paramedics and one of the officers were convicted of negligent homicide. The other two officers were acquitted of all charges.
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First responders were sentenced in Elijah McClain's death. But has justice been done?
All first responders charged in the fatal botched arrest of Elijah McClain have been sentenced, but questions remain about whether..
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