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Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine

  • Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was injected with an overdose of ketamine after being put in a neck hold by police.
  • The case sets a potential precedent for future prosecutions of medical first responders and highlights the issue of excessive force.
  • The verdict comes after protests over the death of George Floyd and renewed scrutiny of law enforcement's treatment of Black individuals.
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African-American Elijah McClain died four years ago after a police operation in the US state of Colorado. Two paramedics were sentenced: they had injected the 23-year-old with ketamine.

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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Friday, December 22, 2023.
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