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A demonstrator carries an image of Elijah McClain during a rally and march, June 27, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. Two paramedics were convicted Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in the 2019 killing of McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

By Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

In this combination of images from body-camera videos, medics prepare to inject sedatives to Ivan Gutzalenko in Richmond, Calif., in 2021; Hunter Barr in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2020, and Wesley Garrett-Henry in San Diego, Calif., in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press published in 2024, has found the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. (Richmond Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, San Diego Police Department via AP)

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

By Ryan J. Foley, Carla K. Johnson and Shelby Lum - Associated Press

Colorado ex-police officer Randy Roedema speaks on his behalf during sentencing at the Adams County Court, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Brighton, Colorado. Roedema was convicted of killing Elijah McClain, a young Black man walking home from a store, is expected to learn Friday whether a judge will sentence him to prison or he will receive probation. (ABC News One/Pool via AP)

Ex-Colorado police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail, avoids prison

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, far left, and Peter Cichuniec, far right, enter the Adams County, Colo., Justice Center, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. A Colorado prosecutor says the two paramedics failed to properly care for Elijah McClain when they overdosed the Black man with a sedative that he didn’t need. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, died after being stopped and forcibly restrained by police officers and then injected with ketamine in 2019 in the Denver suburb of Aurora. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. Opening statements are scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver. Jurors will have to decide if the two paramedics committed a crime when they gave the 23-year-old Black man an overdose of the sedative ketamine after he was forcibly restrained by officers in Aurora. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Prosecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain’s distress after stop and killed him with overdose

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, left, and Peter Cichuniec, right, attend an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Jan. 20, 2023. The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver involves homicide and manslaughter charges against two paramedics, a prosecution experts say enters largely uncharted legal territory by levying criminal charges against medical first responders. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, file)

Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Sheneen McClain, right, mother of Elijah McClain, and friend and supporter MiDian Holmes embrace after suspended Aurora, Colo., Police officer Nathan Woodyard was acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah, outside of the Adams County Justice Center on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. (Hart Van Denburg/Colorado Public Radio via AP)

What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the cases against police and paramedics

By Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

FILE - Aurora, Colo., police officer Nathan Woodyard attends an arraignment hearing after being charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo. Closing arguments are scheduled Friday, Nov. 3, in the trial of the police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man stopped as he walked home from the store after someone reported that he was suspicious. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Prosecutor says officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain should be convicted in his death

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

FILE - A makeshift memorial stands at a site across the street from where Elijah McClain was stopped by Aurora, Colo., Police Department officers before family members hold a news conference, July 3, 2020, in Aurora, Colo. Lawyers are to deliver closing arguments Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in the trial of the first two police officers to be prosecuted in the 2019 death of McClain, a Black man who was put in a neck hold and pinned down by officers in the Denver suburb of Aurora before paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Lawyers make closing arguments in trial of 2 police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

Sheneen McClain walks to the courtroom in the Adams County Justice Center for the start of the trial of two police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Brighton Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Video of Elijah McClain’s stop by police shown as officers on trial in Black man’s death

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Defense Attorney Stephen Burstein walks into the Adams County Justice Center for the start of the Elijah McClain trial, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Brighton, Colo. The trial is expected to open soon against two police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was forcibly detained while walking down a street near Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Bodycam footage of Elijah McClain’s death presented in trial of 2 officers charged with homicide

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

FILE - Aurora Police officer Randy Roedema, center, attends an arraignment at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Four years after Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police in Colorado, two of the police officers charged in his death are set to go on trial. Prosecutors are expected to present opening statements Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in the trial of Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt on manslaughter, criminally negligent reckless homicide and assault charges. They, a third officer and two paramedics were indicted in 2021 by a state grand jury convened following an outcry over McClain’s death. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Elijah McClain died after a police stop and ketamine injection. Now, 2 officers are on trial

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a makeshift memorial stands at a site across the street from where Elijah McClain was stopped by police officers while walking home in Aurora, Colo. A trial for two of the officers charged for Elijah McClain's death is set to begin Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 with jury selection. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over racial injustice in policing

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, a man walks past a display showing an image of Elijah McClain outside Laugh Factory during a candlelight vigil for McClain in Los Angeles. Colorado’s attorney general plans to make an announcement Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 about the grand jury investigation into the death of McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago in suburban Denver. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

By Colleen Slevin - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 30, 2020 file photo, Denver police officers move during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd in Denver. Three protesters accused of barricading police officers inside a suburban Denver police station for several hours last summer during racial injustice demonstrations appeared in court on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Protesters in court for barricading police precinct in July

By PATTY NIEBERG - Associated Press

Sheneen McClain, the mother of Elijah McClain, a young man who died after a stop by police in Aurora, Colo., and has spurred investigations of police practices while galvanizing calls for police reforms, is shown in the office of her attorney, Qusair Mohamedbhai, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Elijah McClain’s mom says his death sparked push for change

By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

Aurora officials discuss Elijaha McClain investigation

By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

Chief: No discipline while state eyes death of Black man

By PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, two people hold posters showing images depicting Elijah McClain during a candlelight vigil for McClain outside the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. An investigation into the arrest of McClain in suburban Denver criticizes how police handled the entire incident, faulting officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of the 23-year-old unarmed Black man and department overall for having a weak accountability system. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

City probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain

By PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2020 file photo Ebony Wallace holds her fist in the air along with other participants at an event, held to honor the memory of Elijah McClain, in Denver. On Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, the Colorado attorney general opened a grand jury investigation into the death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped as he walked down the street, placed in a neck hold, and injected with a sedative in 2019. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and PATTY NIEBERG - Associated Press