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2 officers face split verdict in Elijah McClain's death

Name: 2 officers face split verdict in Elijah McClain's death
Uploaded: 2023-10-12T18:30:00-0400
Duration: 30 s
Description: Two police officers faced a split verdict from a Colorado jury Thursday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain following a violent arrest. One officer was found guilty of negligent homicide and assault, while the other was acquitted of manslaughter. McClain, a Black man, died after being subdued by police and injected with ketamine.

Two police officers faced a split verdict from a Colorado jury Thursday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain following a violent arrest. One officer was found guilty of negligent homicide and assault, while the other was acquitted of manslaughter. McClain, a Black man, died after being subdued by police and injected with ketamine.