Three Police Officers Fired Over Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial
4 years, 6 months ago

Three Police Officers Fired Over Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial

NPR  

Three Police Officers Fired Over Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial Enlarge this image toggle caption Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Updated Friday at 10:08 p.m. This week photos surfaced of three police officers near a memorial to McClain. Sponsor Message Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson told reporters Friday that the officers who took the photos said they were trying to cheer up their fellow officer, who was being investigated in the incident. Summarizing that initial report, Wilson said that "multiple Aurora Police officers were depicted in photographs near the site where Elijah McClain died."

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Phoenix police officer dies days after suspect charged with shooting 2 officers
4 months ago

Phoenix police officer dies days after suspect charged with shooting 2 officers

The Independent  

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2nd Denver-area police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain
1 year, 2 months ago

2nd Denver-area police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain

LA Times  

Aurora, Colo., police officer Nathan Woodyard attends an arraignment hearing on Jan. 20, 2023, at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo. A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a …

Activists stand by fired suburban Denver police chief
2 years, 8 months ago

Activists stand by fired suburban Denver police chief

Associated Press  

AURORA, Colo. — Community leaders and activists on Monday rallied around a suburban Denver police chief who was fired last week despite her community work, including efforts to rebuild trust with residents following the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. “She has showed up when others wouldn’t,” McBride said of Wilson, standing among other supporters, including some city council members, outside …

Denver suburb where Elijah McClain died ousts police chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Denver suburb where Elijah McClain died ousts police chief

Associated Press  

DENVER — The Denver suburb where police officers and paramedics have been charged in the death of a Black man in 2019 ousted its reform-minded police chief Wednesday, faulting her management of a department at a time of rising crime and officer departures. However, lawyers for Vanessa Wilson, who became chief in Aurora in 2020 after the death of Elijah …

Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
3 years, 4 months ago

Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Associated Press  

DENVER — Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative in a fatal encounter that provoked national outcry during racial injustice protests last year. They claim police continued to “torture” McClain after …

3 police officers, 2 paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death in Colorado
3 years, 4 months ago

3 police officers, 2 paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death in Colorado

LA Times  

Demonstrators carry a large placard during at a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain outside the Police Department in Aurora, Colo. on June 27, 2020. Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury has indicted three police officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold …

Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado
3 years, 4 months ago

Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado

NPR  

Officers And Paramedics Are Charged In Elijah McClain's 2019 Death In Colorado Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP DENVER — Colorado's attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two …

Police, medics charged for 2019 death of Elijah McClain
3 years, 4 months ago

Police, medics charged for 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Al Jazeera  

McClain died after being injected with a sedative during a police stop in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver. McClain’s pleading words that were captured on police body camera video – “I’m just different” – have been posted on signs at protests and spoken by celebrities who joined those calling for the prosecution of the officers who stopped McClain as he walked …

Elijah McClain: Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into death
3 years, 10 months ago

Elijah McClain: Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into death

CNN  

CNN — Officials in Aurora, Colorado, said Tuesday that an independent monitor will be set up to scrutinize police discipline and transparency after an investigation triggered by the in-custody death of Elijah McClain found a failed system of accountability. The report questioned the officers’ statements about McClain’s “superior strength,” criticized emergency medical responders’ decision to inject him with the sedative, …

In Colorado, Aurora City Leaders Look At Next Steps In Elijah McClain Case
3 years, 10 months ago

In Colorado, Aurora City Leaders Look At Next Steps In Elijah McClain Case

NPR  

In Colorado, Aurora City Leaders Look At Next Steps In Elijah McClain Case An independent investigation finds Aurora, Colo., police had no reason to contact Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died in their custody last summer. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now let's turn to Colorado, where a new report details failures at many levels in the death of Elijah …

Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated
3 years, 10 months ago

Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated

Associated Press  

DENVER — Three suburban Denver officers fired over a photo reenacting a neckhold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 will not get their jobs back, officials said Tuesday. In decisions upholding the terminations of Aurora Officers Erica Marrero, Kyle Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt, the Aurora Civil Service Commission noted that …

Elijah McClain: Colorado calls grand jury to investigate death
4 years ago

Elijah McClain: Colorado calls grand jury to investigate death

Al Jazeera  

Philip Weiser opens grand jury investigation into the death of McCain, 23, killed while in Colorado police custody in 2019. Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser has convened a grand jury to investigate the 2019 death of unarmed Black man Elijah McClain, according to reports. Public outcry grew as details emerged following McClain’s death following a police chokehold in suburban Denver …

A year after Elijah McClain’s death, activists want charges against police who stopped him
4 years, 4 months ago

A year after Elijah McClain’s death, activists want charges against police who stopped him

LA Times  

Ebony Wallace holds her fist in the air at an event in Denver to honor the memory of Elijah McClain on Sunday. The encounter with police happened a year ago Monday after a man called police to report that McClain seemed “sketchy” because he was waving his hands and wearing a mask — something his family said he wore because …

A timeline of events related to the case of Elijah McClain
4 years, 4 months ago

A timeline of events related to the case of Elijah McClain

Associated Press  

AURORA, Colo. — Monday marks one year since 23-year-old Elijah McClain was stopped by police in the Denver suburb of Aurora. Following nationwide protests for racial justice and police accountability in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, McClain’s case has received renewed interest and several investigations are ongoing by federal, state and local authorities. Citing …

Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain’s death
4 years, 4 months ago

Police face new lawsuit, probes after Elijah McClain’s death

Associated Press  

DENVER — A police department in suburban Denver faced a new set of investigations and legal problems Tuesday as scrutiny mounts over the death last year of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by officers, and other run-ins with people of color. McClain’s parents sued the Aurora Police Department and paramedics who injected their son with …

Colorado attorney general announces broader probe of police
4 years, 4 months ago

Colorado attorney general announces broader probe of police

LA Times  

Sheneen McClain speaks June 27 during a rally over the death of her son, Elijah McClain, outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. The Colorado attorney general has announced a civil rights investigation into the suburban Denver police department whose officers used a chokehold on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died last year. In a federal civil rights …

3 officers fired, 1 resigns after texts show them joking about Elijah McClain’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

3 officers fired, 1 resigns after texts show them joking about Elijah McClain’s death

LA Times  

Activists carry a sign during a protest over the death of Elijah McClain on June 27 in Aurora, Colo. One of the white officers who stopped Elijah McClain was fired over photos showing colleagues reenacting the chokehold used on the Black man before he died last year, authorities said Friday. After getting a text message with the images, he replied, …

Colorado reexamines Elijah McClain’s death in police custody
4 years, 6 months ago

Colorado reexamines Elijah McClain’s death in police custody

Associated Press  

DENVER — The Colorado governor on Thursday ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police who stopped him on the street in suburban Denver last year because he was “being suspicious.” Gov. In the video, the officer turns McClain around and repeats, “Stop tensing up.” As …

Man dies following police confrontation in suburban Denver
5 years, 4 months ago

Man dies following police confrontation in suburban Denver

Associated Press  

DENVER — An investigation is underway after a man died following a confrontation with police in suburban Denver. “This was a case of police brutality of someone so sweet,” said the man’s younger sister, Samara McClain. Aurora police spokesman Anthony Camacho said he couldn’t confirm the extent of McClain’s injuries, and investigators have declined to say what medication he was …

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