Elijah was walking home from picking up an iced tea for his brother when police approached him, put him in a carotid restraint stranglehold and then called in paramedics to administer ketamine. He went into cardiac arrest and died.
Victim's Name: Elijah McClain
Agency Responsible: Aurora Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Black
Date of Death: September 24, 2019
County: Adams
Cause of Death: Physical Restraint
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Body Camera: Yes