Two Years After Elijah McClain Died, The Accused Officers Are Finally Standing Trial For Their Role In His Death

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated October 4, 2023

The trial for two Colorado police officers accused in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death began last week. The 23-year-old Black man died just days after the police engaged him in a physical confrontation.

Initially, prosecutors refrained from charging any of the first responders. They cited “what he said was a lack of evidence against them, infuriating his family and civil rights advocates,” reports CNN.

But

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