Five officials have been formally charged over the death of unarmed Black man Elijah McClain.
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As widely reported, the 23-year-old was stopped by police on August 24 2019 in Aurora, Colorado, and lost his life after being placed in a chokehold and injected with ketamine.
Initially, no charges were filed over his death. However, mounting pressure from the public saw Colorado’s governor formally open an investigation.
Today, it was announced that three police officers and two paramedics have been charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide by a grand jury.
Reacting to the charges, McClain’s mother Sheneen told the Denver Post:
“It’s been a two-year battle just to get to this point. It’s huge to know they’re indicted. But I know it’s not over. We still have to go to trial.”
McClain’s case was one of several to receive renewed attention in the wake of the outcry that followed George Floyd’s murder last year.