More than 2 million signed a petition demanding justice for Elijah McClain, who died after Colorado police placed him in a carotid hold last year.
More than 2 million people have signed an online petition calling for Colorado officials to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died in August after he was stopped by Aurora police officers who used a carotid hold on him.
The Aurora Police Department received a call of a"suspicious man" wearing a ski mask, according to a release. Officers arrived and tried to stop McClain, who they said was"actively resisting" and trying to grab one of their guns. They put him in a carotid hold, applying pressure around his neck, restricting blood flow to the brain.
Then-Aurora police Chief Nick Metz called that comment"unprofessional," according to the Sentinel Colorado. He was declared brain dead three days later. An autopsy was unable to determine if his death was an accident, due to natural causes or a homicide. The Adams County Coroner's Office report listed several contributing factors including the combination of intense physical exertion and a narrow left coronary artery.
“I cannot speak on George’s death because Colorado didn’t care about Elijah’s death,” she told The Sentinel. “Colorado fails i accountability for their own residents but urges justice for someone in a different ZIP code.”
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