The three Colorado officers involved in Elijah McClain’s death have been taken off of the streets.
Faith Goodrich, spokeswoman for the Aurora Police Department, told CNN that the officers were taken off of street duty for their safety due to the department receiving threats recently.
McClain’s death began to make headlines last week even though it happened almost a year ago.
On August 24, 2019, McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was walking home from an Aurora convenience store with a ski mask on due to him having anemia and getting cold easily.
The officers became physical with McClain and held him in a chokehold for 15 minutes.
