>> reporter: an all-out effort to protect an oasis under siege. steve patterson, nbc news, south lake tahoe. we turn now to another developing story in the west involving elijah mcclain, a young black man who died after a violent encounter with police back in 2019. a colorado grand jury today indicting three police officers and two paramedics in mcclain's death. we get more now from gabe gutierrez >> more units. we're fighting him >> reporter: tonight police officers and paramedics in aurora, colorado are facing criminal charges after stopping 23-year-old elijah mcclain while he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here, and he should be. >> reporter: police had gotten a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask >> i am an introvert. >> reporter: they restrained him with a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative, ketamine >> i can't breathe correctly. >> reporter: now a 32-count indictment. two officers, a former officer and two