Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has appointed the state’s attorney general to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man from Aurora, Col., who died last summer after police placed him in a chokehold.
But McClain’s mother Sheila pointed her finger directly at the officers who arrested him as being responsible for his death.
After a February 2020 police force review board inquiry, it was determined that officers had a lawful reason to engage McClain and that use of force "was within policy and consistent with training," the Colorado Sentinel reported.
In addition, Young’s office has received more than 10,000 calls and 2,000 emails, asking for the three officers linked to McClain’s death to be removed from the Aurora Police Department, CBS Denver reports.
McClain’s family attorney Mari Newman blasted Aurora Police and joined others in their calls for the officers to be held accountable.
