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September 2, 2021

Colorado Grand Jury Indicts 3 Cops, 2 Paramedics in Killing of Elijah McClain
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In Colorado, three police officers and two paramedics have been
criminally charged in the death of 23-year-old Elijah Mc Clain in the
Denver suburb of Aurora, which prompted nationwide protests. Mc Clain,
who was African American, was walking home from a store in August 2019
when someone called 911 to report a "suspicious person," although he was
not suspected of a crime. The three Aurora police officers who answered
the call tackled Mc Clain to the ground and placed him in a chokehold as
he pleaded for his life, and medical responders who arrived then
injected Mc Clain with the powerful sedative ketamine. He suffered a
cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and died several days later.
Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser announced the charges Wednesday.

Attorney General Philip Weiser: "Our goal is to seek justice for Elijah
Mc Clain, for his family and friends, and for our state. In so doing, we
advance the rule of law and the commitment that everyone is accountable
and equal under the law."



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