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A paramedic who was convicted in the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain has been released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence on Friday. Peter Cichuniec, 51, was accused of ...
One of the two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, the 23-year-old Black man subdued by police and injected with ketamine, was sentenced ...
A paramedic who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault last year in connection to the 2019 death of Elijah McClain had their five-year prison sentence vacated by ...
McClain, 23, was described as a gentle soul who enjoyed music and animals. The self-taught violinist was known for using his lunch break to play the instrument for kittens at the local animal shelter.
A former Colorado paramedic was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man whose case fueled protests over racial injustice ...
During his lunch breaks, Elijah McClain sometimes played the violin for animals at the local shelter. He thought they, too, deserved some music in their lives. He was not like other 23-year-olds.
The charges stem from the role they are accused of playing in the 2019 death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine.
BRIGHTON, Colo. — Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer Thursday and acquitted another in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over ...
The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
A grand jury has indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative in suburban Denver.
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CN) — A former Aurora, Colorado, police officer found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third degree assault will serve 14 months in county jail with work release for ...
Elijah McClain, a Black man from Aurora, Colorado, is remembered by his loved ones as quirky and kind — an introverted animal lover who played his violin for stray cats at an animal shelter.