Two officers are accused of killing Elijah McClain in 2019.
Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt, two Denver police officers who are facing manslaughter charges related to the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain.to charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent reckless homicide and assault charges.The prosecution argued that the officers violated department protocol by using excessive force against McClain. Prosecutor Jonathan Bunge argued that the men failed to deescalate the situation.
The defense argued that the officers followed their department policies and training, instead blaming McClain's death on the EMTs who later arrived at the scene and gave McClain a shot of ketamine. The EMTs also claimed they were following department protocol at the time. McClain died after being stopped by police on his way home from a convenience store in August of 2019. A passerby called 911 to report McClain as acting "sketchy" with a ski mask on; however, the caller said there was no weapon and that no one was in danger at the time.An officer told McClain he had a right to stop him because he was "being suspicious."
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