Elijah McClain's name has circulated throughout social media since George Floyd's death, with some highlighting his case as yet another unarmed Black man to die and others demanding justice.
Calls are growing for a new investigation into the death of McClain, a 23-year-old black man who died after an encounter with police in Colorado last year.As the world sees unprecedented protests calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the name of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in police custody, the death of another Black man who was detained by police has received renewed attention.
The caller told a 911 operator that a man, later identified as McClain,"has a mask on" and"he might be a good person or a bad person." According to the body camera footage, that officer then puts his hands on McClain, saying"stop tensing up," while McClain replies,"let go of me." The two other officers then appear to put their hands on him at this point too, the video shows.MORE: Timeline: Inside the investigation of Breonna Taylor's killing and its aftermath
The officers bring him to the ground and place him in a carotid control hold -- which involves an officer placing his arm around a person's neck, restricting the flow of blood to the brain from the carotid arteries, according to a letter from Dave Young, the district attorney for Adams and Broomfield Counties, to then-Police Chief Nicholas Metz."I was just going home," McClain cried out while on the ground, with an officer pinning him down."I don't do that stuff.
The Aurora Police Department released this body cam footage with the description "This is the Body Worn Camera footage from the August 24, 2019 contact with Elijah McClain."Part of the fire department's protocol is to administer ketamine, with the goal of"rapid tranquilization in order to minimize time struggling," according to the DA's letter.
After McClain was put in an ambulance, he suffered from cardiac arrest, according to police. Though police said McClain regained consciousness and was being treated at a local hospital, he died several days later. He later issued a lengthy statement saying while he McClain's death was both"tragic and unnecessary," his role"is limited to an assessment of whether criminal charges should be filed."
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