The trial of two Colorado paramedics for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after a police encounter, has commenced. The paramedics are accused of administering a powerful sedative that led to McClain's death. Prosecutors argue that the paramedics should be held responsible for the fatal dose of ketamine administered to McClain. This trial is the last of three involving McClain's death.
The final trial in the death of Elijah McClain began with prosecutors arguing that 2 paramedics should be held responsible for administering a fatal dose of ketamine. https://t.co/U34uyklpFL
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Two Colorado paramedics are on trial for the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The trial is the last of three involving McClain, who a bystander reported as looking suspicious, but who was not alleged to have committed any crime https://t.co/gruPyhW2HY https://t.co/kQ5L4gCVLa
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Two Colorado paramedics went on trial for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative https://t.co/gruPyhW2HY https://t.co/bcTNCv7yMD
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The final trial over the death of Elijah McClain, a young, unarmed Black man, opened Wednesday. Jurors will be asked to decide whether two paramedics who responded to the deadly police encounter can be held criminally responsible for what happened to him. https://t.co/NVGsD1Il4H
Colorado paramedics face trial for death of Elijah McClain https://t.co/3VpEwRDVOp https://t.co/ypFnbz6utz