Elijah McClain's family settles lawsuit with Aurora, Colorado, over police confrontation
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The attorneys for Sheneen McClain, Elijah McClain's mother, announced the family reached a settlement with the city of Aurora, CBS Denver reports. Elijah McClain died after an altercation with Aurora police officers and Aurora fire paramedics in August of 2019.
McClain was walking home from a convenient store when someone called 911 saying they saw someone acting suspiciously. Police arrived and arrested McClain moments after talking with him. Paramedics injected him with ketamine in order to subdue him.
McClain repeatedly told officers he was on his way home and didn't mean anyone harm. He was not armed.
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