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Aurora Police officer Randy Roedema, center, during an arraignment in the Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center January 20, 2023.
CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT

Ex-Officer Sentenced to 14 Months in Elijah McClain Death

Randy Roedema was captured on body camera footage picking up the 23-year-old and slamming him into the ground.

Alex Nguyen

Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right.
GUILTY

Paramedics Who Sedated Elijah McClain Convicted in His Death

A jury found the pair guilty of criminally negligent homicide.

Mark Alfred

Nathan Woodyard during an arraignment in the Adams County district court at the Adams County Justice Center
‘UNDETERMINED’

Cop Acquitted of Manslaughter in Elijah McClain’s Death

The trial centered around the exact cause of McClain’s death.

Alex Nguyen

A rally to call for justice for Elijah McClain in Denver, Colorado
‘CHOSE FORCE’

Cop Guilty of Negligent Homicide in Elijah McClain’s Death

A second Colorado police officer was acquitted in the 23-year-old Black man’s death in 2019.

AJ McDougall

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FORCIBLY OVERDOSED

Amended Autopsy for Elijah McClain Shows New Cause of Death

Five former police officers and paramedics involved in the incident are scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 4.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

City Agrees to Pay Historic $15M for Elijah McClain’s Death

An independent review revealed the officers placed McClain in a “carotid chokehold that restricts the carotid artery and cuts off blood to the brain.”

Kana Ruhalter

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‘WHO IS SAFE?!’

MSNBC Host Chokes Up While Reading McClain’s Last Words

“If Elijah Mcclain isn’t safe, who is?” Geoff Bennett emotionally asked on Wednesday after reading the young man’s final pleas for help.

Justin Baragona

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DEVELOPING

Police Had No Legal Standing to Stop Elijah McClain: Report

An independent death investigation commissioned by the City of Aurora concluded that “the post-event investigation” into McClain's August 2019 death “was flawed.”

Pilar Melendez

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DEMANDS FOR JUSTICE

AG Opens Grand Jury Probe Into Elijah McClain’s Death

Elijah McClain, 23, was unarmed when he was stopped by police, who used a now-banned chokehold on him.

Ana Lucia Murillo

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‘LOSS OF A BEAUTIFUL SOUL’

Elijah McClain’s Parents File Suit Against Police, City

The federal lawsuit argues that McClain should never have been stopped by police to begin with, let alone placed in a chokehold and dosed with ketamine.

Madeline Charbonneau

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‘I WANT MY MOTHER!’

Cops Cuff Young Black Girls at Gunpoint in Shocking Video

Police officers forced an entire family, including a 6-year-old, face-down onto hot parking-lot pavement, after they made a mistake trying to identify a stolen vehicle.

Jamie Ross

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