Colorado paramedics convicted in the death of Elijah McClain

A Colorado jury on Friday convicted two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black pedestrian who was given a lethal dose of ketamine in 2019 after a confrontation with police.

A Colorado jury on Friday convicted two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black pedestrian who was given a lethal dose of ketamine in 2019 after a confrontation with police.

Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Cichuniec was also found guilty of assault in the second degree through the unlawful administration of drugs.

Cooper was acquitted of two assault charges against him. Cichuniec was acquitted of one of the two assault charges. The judge ordered Cichuniec to be remanded into custody after the verdict, and the bond for Cooper was continued.

Cichuniec and Cooper, who were suspended after being charged, were among five first responders who were criminally charged in connection with McClain’s death.

Elijah McClain.Courtesy Mari NewmanOutside of court after the verdict, McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, joined by community organizer MiDian Holmes, held a fist in the air, repeated her son’s name, and said she loved him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-paramedics-convicted-death-elijah-mcclain-rcna130920

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