Two of the Colorado police officers accused in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain began standing trial this week on criminal charges that were filed more than two years after the 23-year-old Black man died days following a physical confrontation.
AURORA, Colo. — Prosecutors for the state of Colorado laid responsibility for Elijah McClain’s death four years ago squarely on the shoulders of two Aurora police officers as their jury
Murder trial begins years after Elijah McClain s death chicagocrusader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagocrusader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ELIJAH MCCLAIN DIED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY IN 2019, IN AURORA, COLO. THE FOLLOWING YEAR’S PROTEST MOVEMENT — AND THE BACKLASH TO IT — TRANSFORMED HOW THE COMMUNITY SAW HIS DEATH. One by one, the five men — three police officers and two paramedics — walked up before the judge one afternoon this January. Their lawyers stood beside them, and the wooden benches of the Colorado courtroom were filled with family, friends and fellow police officers and paramedics. Sign up for The Morning newsletter fr