Manslaughter trial of officers in Elijah McClain's death reaches closing arguments
Closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of two Aurora police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man who died after being subdued by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics in 2019. The officers face charges of reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and assault causing serious bodily injury. The case gained renewed attention following the Black Lives Matter protests, and a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in McClain's death. Prosecutors argue that the officers used excessive force and failed to check McClain's vital signs, while the defense claims the carotid holds were appropriate and blames the paramedics' decision to administer a large dose of ketamine.
