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June 25, 2020

Colorado Lawmakers Demand Investigation into Police Killing of Elijah McClain
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of police violence.

Calls are growing for the city of Aurora, Colorado, to conduct a new
investigation into the death last year of Elijah Mc Clain. He was a
23-year-old African American massage therapist who died after being
tackled by police and placed in a chokehold and then being injected with
ketamine by paramedics. Mc Clain was stopped by three police officers on
August 24, 2019, as he was walking home from picking up an iced tea for
his brother at a convenience store. Police claimed he was acting
suspicious. He died on August 30 after days on life support. On
Wednesday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced the state would
review the case.


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