Elijah McClain
Elijah McClain’s Alleged Killers Indicted By Colorado Grand Jury
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Boston Globe / Getty The senseless death of 23-year old Elijah McClain on August 2h, 2019 sent shockwaves throughout the country after it happened because it was another Black man dying at the hands of law enforcement. But a ruling yesterday may bring about much-needed justice in the case. On Wednesday (September 1st), Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that a grand jury indicted Aurora Police officers Randy Roedema and Nathan Woodyard, former officer Jason Rosenblatt and Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec for criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter. Cooper and Cichuniec received additional indictments on three counts of assault along with six counts of crime of violence, while Roedema and Rosenblatt receiv...
Colorado Cops Under Investigation After Mistaking Black Family’s Vehicle As Stolen
Source: Bill Oxford / Getty Brittney Gilliam likely has a lawsuit on her hands after police in Aurora, Colo. treated her and four minors like brazen criminals from a Grand Theft Auto session. According to local reports, members of the Aurora Police Department, already in hot water over the questionable death of Elijah McCain, made an error in detained the woman and her family in a situation that should have been handled with professionalism instead of carelessness. Local outlet 9NEWS reports that Gilliam was out and about with her younger sister, her daughter, and two nieces to enjoy a spa day at a local nail salon. Upon arriving at the establishment this past Sunday, they discovered that the salon was closed and thought they’d just be going about the rest of their day. Instead, APD ...
4 Aurora Cops Fired For Mocking Elijah McClain’s Chokehold At Memorial
Source: Andy Cross / Getty Four Aurora police officers were fired from their posts after three of the officers staged a photo mocking the chokehold that eventually claimed Elijah McClain‘s life. A fourth officer was fired after being sent the photo and laughing at it. As reported by local outlet CBS 4, officers Jaron Jones, Erica Marrero, and Kyle Dittrich took a photo near the memorial site for the 23-year-old McClain, who was walking home after visiting a local gas station for drinks and snacks. McClain was placed in a chokehold, dying days later due to complications related to his injuries. The fourth officer, Jason Rosenblatt, was one of the arresting officers in the August 2019 encounter with McClain and was sent the photo in question, replying “Haha” to the image. Aurora Police Depar...
Millions Push For Reopening Of Elijah McClain Murder By Cops Case
Source: Andy Cross / Getty The death of Colorado man Elijah McClain has been shrouded in mystery as details have been slowly emerging in the wake of calls for widespread police reform. McClain, who was Black, died after an encounter with police in Aurora and millions have signed a petition asking for the reopening of the investigation of what supporters are framing as a murder. McClain, a massage therapist who was 23 at the time of his death, was returning home from an Aurora gas station after buying cans of iced tea, was stopped by police after calls of suspicion from residents, according to a report from the Colorado Springs Gazette. On August 24, 2019, police were called in the area McClain was due to him wearing a ski mask and moving his arms around, which friends later said that was m...
