Elijah Jovan McClain
Name: Elijah Jovan McClain
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/24/2019
Location: 1900 block Billings Street
Aurora, Colorado, 80011
County: Adams
Agency: Aurora Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: An officer alleged Elijah McClain tried to reach for another officer's gun after they confronted McClain for wearing a black ski mask as he walked down the street. After the altercation, a paramedic injected McClain with the sedative, ketamine, and moments later, McClain went into cardiac arrest. Officers used a carotid hold on McClain that might have caused him to lose consciousness during the scuffle.
Unique ID: 27497
News article: Link
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