Today marks 2 years since police stopped #ElijahMcClain when he was walking home and put him in a chokehold. Paramedics then injected him with ketamine.
McClain suffered cardiac arrest and was taken off life support 6 days later. No officers or paramedics involved were charged.
Here’s the statement #ElijahMcClain’s mother, Sheneen, just released in response to #Aurora’s independent investigative report. She says in part, “Elijah believed in humanity and that humanity mattered. Inhumane humans are a problem and we must stop unjust laws.”
I'm reading through the report, thus far takeaways are: Police had no legal standing to force McClain to stop walking, no standing to frisk him, and they used an excessive amount of force. Also, the initial investigation by Aurora PD was deeply flawed. https://t.co/uPtpccYxhf