Elijah McClain

Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old African-American massage therapist in Aurora, Colorado, died after being detained by police and injected with ketamine as a sedative by paramedics on the evening of August 24, 2019. An Aurora citizen reported to police that McClain was acting suspiciously wearing a ski mask, although the caller also indicated that he did not believe anyone was in danger, and that he believed McClain was unarmed. The three police officers who were involved in the incident said that their body cameras were knocked off during a struggle with him. While being held to the ground by police, paramedics administered ketamine to sedate McClain, who then went into cardiac arrest. McClain died seven days later after being removed from life support. McClain’s autopsy was inconclusive.

Source: Wikipedia

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