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City Probe Faults Overall Police Treatment of Elijah McClain
The results of an investigation into the fatal arrest of Elijah McClain in suburban Denver criticizes how police handled the entire incident.
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A Year After Elijah McClain's Death, Activists Want Charges
A year after Elijah McClain was stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from the store, people are celebrating his life as well as calling for justice
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Police Face New Lawsuit, Probes After Elijah McClain's Death
The Colorado attorney general has announced a civil rights investigation into the suburban Denver police department whose officers used a chokehold on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died last year
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Police Facing Scrutiny in Elijah McClain Case Get New Chief
The interim chief of a suburban Denver police department has become the first woman to permanently lead the agency looking to regain public trust following a tumultuous year
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How Gen Z and Millennials Are Using Songs, Memes to Call for Racial Justice
A new song and video by Houston-based rapper Tobe Nwigwe called “I Need You To” uses a social-friendly format to call for the arrest of the police officers involved in the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain. NBC reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt joined LX News to discuss the innovative ways that shareable social media is used to bring attention to...
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'Disgusted to My Core': Police Chief Fires Officers Who Mocked Elijah McClain Death
Three officers were fired Friday over photos showing police reenact a chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last year after police stopped him on the street in a Denver suburb. One of those fired is Jason Rosenblatt, a white Aurora officer who helped stop McClain in August for wearing a ski mask and “being suspicious.”…
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One Officer Shown in Elijah McClain Photos Resigns
Police in Aurora, Colorado, say one of the police officers investigated over photographs connected with the death of Elijah McClain has resigned
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Officers Put on Leave Over Photos Tied to Elijah McClain
Suburban Denver police say multiple officers are on paid leave during an investigation into photos that emerged of them near where Elijah McClain died last summer
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Colorado Officers Placed on Leave Over Photos Near Site of Elijah McClain's Death
Officers from the Aurora, Colorado, police department have been placed on paid leave after allegations that “multiple” police officers were depicted in photos near the site where Elijah McClain died, the interim police chief said Monday night.
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Thousands Gather Near Denver to Demand Justice for Elijah McClain
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside an Aurora, Colorado, municipal building Saturday demanding systemic change and justice in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last year after police applied a chokehold.
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Colorado Police Officers Involved in Death of Elijah McClain Taken Off the Streets
Three Colorado police officers involved in a deadly confrontation with a 23-year-old Black man last year were moved to “non-enforcement” duties as Elijah McClain’s arrest gains renewed scrutiny, officials said Friday.
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Colorado Reexamines Elijah McClain's Death in Police Custody
Colorado’s governor ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man put into a chokehold by suburban Denver police last year.
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Elijah McClain: Why the Death of a Black 23-Year-Old in Police Custody Is Now Under Scrutiny
Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black massage therapist, died in August 2019 after police in Aurora, Colorado, stopped him on his way home from the store and put him in an illegal chokehold. LX News host Nik Z reviews the body cam footage of his encounter with the cops and Marc Sallinger, a reporter for KUSA in Denver, gives an update...
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