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Aurora police officer sentenced; Elijah McClain's mom reacts
For months Sheneen McClain has returned to the same courtroom, sitting in the same row, listening. On Friday afternoon, it was her turn to speak.
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For months Sheneen McClain has returned to the same courtroom, sitting in the same row, listening. On Friday afternoon, it was her turn to speak.
Former Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema has been sentenced to 14 months in Adams County Jail, along with four years probation after being convicted for the death of Elijah McClain back in 2019.
An Aurora City Council member is speaking out after the conviction of two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, calling for changes to protocol, and for the city's medical director to step down.
A Colorado jury on Friday found two paramedics guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain near his home in Aurora.
Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec have been charged with reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault.
Jurors will soon decide if two Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics are responsible for the death of Elijah McClain. Defense attorneys for Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec rested their case Tuesday afternoon.
The forensic pathologist at the heart of the Elijah McClain autopsies took the witness stand in the trial of two paramedics charged in McClain's 2019 death. Several other witnesses involved in the case also testified Tuesday.
Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain.
An Aurora Police officer on trial for the death of Elijah McClain took the stand on Wednesday. Suspended Officer Nathan Woodyard is charged with reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
The now-debunked diagnosis has been widely used by police and paramedics to justify the use of force -- even lethal force -- in cases where they say suspects exhibit superhuman strength and extreme agitation.
Woodyard was the first Aurora police officer to respond to a call of a suspicious person on the night of Aug. 24, 2019. Now he's on trial, charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of Elijah McClain.
The jury has reached a split verdict for two Aurora police officers who are on trial for the death of Elijah McClain.
On Friday, all five defendants, including three former Aurora police officers and two former Aurora paramedics, entered not guilty pleas in an Adams County Court.
"I believe that Mr. McClain would most likely be alive but for the administration of ketamine," said Dr. Stephen Cina, who performed the autopsy.
The City of Aurora has released more information about how it will pay the $15 million to the family of Elijah McClain to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed over McClain's death.
Elijah McClain's mother has been waiting and fighting for answers since her son died days after an encounter with police on Aug. 24, 2019.
Two Aurora police officers, one former Aurora police officer and two Aurora Fire Rescue medics face criminal charges in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
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After two years and a wave of community uproar, policing in Colorado has seen sweeping changes.
Tuesday marks two years since Elijah McClain's encounter with Aurora police officers. He died six days later, on Aug. 30, 2019.
A Colorado bill aims to limit the use of ketamine in law enforcement encounters, almost two years after the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was injected with the drug while under arrest in suburban Denver in 2019.
The independent panel that investigated Elijah McClain's death highlighted a need for identifying policies with implicit bias.
An independent investigation into the death of Elijah McClain recommends major changes to how Aurora police handles use of force cases.
The dismissal filing claims that Elijah McClain's death was not caused by deliberate and discriminatory actions by the Aurora police officers involved. Six officers are named in the lawsuit.
The family of Elijah McClain has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Aurora and others in the death of the 23-year-old.
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For months Sheneen McClain has returned to the same courtroom, sitting in the same row, listening. On Friday afternoon, it was her turn to speak.
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Former Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema has been sentenced to 14 months in Adams County Jail, along with four years probation after being convicted for the death of Elijah McClain back in 2019.
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For months Sheneen McClain has returned to the same courtroom, sitting in the same row, listening. On Friday afternoon, it was her turn to speak.
Days after a massive fire destroyed an apartment complex under construction, crews say Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street will likely reopen next week.
Former Aurora Police Officer Randy Roedema has been sentenced to 14 months in Adams County Jail, along with four years probation after being convicted for the death of Elijah McClain back in 2019.
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For months Sheneen McClain has returned to the same courtroom, sitting in the same row, listening. On Friday afternoon, it was her turn to speak.
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