Paramedics on Trial for Elijah McClain's Death

Prosecutors Accuse Paramedics of Administering a Fatal Overdose of Ketamine

Two Aurora paramedics, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, are on trial for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and assault in connection with the death of Elijah McClain.
Prosecutors claim that the paramedics failed to properly care for McClain, administering a sedative overdose that led to his death.
The paramedics are accused of incorrectly estimating McClain's weight, giving him more than 1.5 times the dose of ketamine he should have received.
The defense argues that the paramedics followed their training in giving ketamine to McClain after deciding he had 'excited delirium', a disputed condition some say is unscientific and has been used to justify excessive force.
This is the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver.