Friday, September 22, 2023

Trial of two Denver officers in killing of Elijah McClain set to open

McClain, using earbuds, initially kept walking. Within 10 seconds, Woodyard put his hands on McClain, turning him around. As McClain tried to escape his grip, Woodyard said: "Relax, or I'm going to have to change this situation." 

The encounter quickly escalated, with officers taking him to the ground and putting him in a neck hold before paramedics arrived and injected him with ketamine. McClain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital. He was pronounced dead three days later...

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