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Investigators Criticize Cops For Contrasting Stories, Quick, Aggressive Treatment Of Elijah McClain
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7:59Now PlayingOver to Denver where investigators have released the results of an investigation into the fatal arrest of Elijah McClain on Monday. The findings criticize how police handled the entire incident, faulting officers for their quick, aggressive treatment of the 23-year-old Black man and the department for having a weak accountability system that failed to press for the truth about what happened.
The investigation that was commissioned by the city of Aurora found "two contrasting stories" of what happened to McClain in August 2019 after someone reported him as suspicious. One, based on officers' statements to investigators, where police describe a violent, relentless struggle. And another based on body camera footage in which McClain can be heard crying out in pain, apologizing, explaining himself, and pleading with the officers as they restrained him, applied "pain compliance" techniques, and sat or kneeled on him.
Right now city management is reviewing the findings to determine what the next steps should be. As of right now several other investigations into the ordeal are underway. The Colorado Attorney General's Office is pursuing a criminal investigation, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is investigating the use of Ketamine and the U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice and the FBI are all conducting a federal civil rights investigation.
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