Published 12/23/2023 1:07:00 a.m.

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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BBC News

Elijah McClain: Paramedics found guilty in death of Colorado man

They injected the man with an overdose of ketamine after police in Colorado put him in a neck hold.

12/23/2023 2:07:19 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Elijah McLain paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide

Both had pleaded not guilty charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault and crimes of violence

12/23/2023 1:46:53 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

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

Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold.

12/23/2023 1:11:18 a.m.·Canada

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CBC News

Paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine found guilty of criminally negligent homicide

Elijah McClain died in 2019 after police roughly detained him, put him in a chokehold, and the medics injected him with a powerful sedative.

12/23/2023 3:50:04 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

2 US Paramedics Found Guilty In Death Of Black Man In 2019

A jury in the western US state of Colorado on Friday found two paramedics guilty of negligent homicide in the death of a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with ketamine during his arrest, US media said.

12/23/2023 3:15:41 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Paramedics were convicted in Elijah McClain’s death. That could make other first responders pause

By Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown | The Associated Press Sheneen McClain outside the Adams County Colo., Justice Center, after a verdict was rendered in

12/23/2023 12:54:39 a.m.·United States

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