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

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

Essence Magazine:

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

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