Overview

• Elijah McClain died after being stopped by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics who claimed he had 'excited delirium', a disputed condition.
• Paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec are on trial, having pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and several counts each of assault.
• Colorado officials have decided that police officers will no longer be trained to look for 'excited delirium' starting in 2024.
• Pathologist Dr. Stephen Cina testified that the cause of McClain's death was complications of ketamine administration following restraint.
• The trial is scheduled to continue through most of December, but was in recess until Friday due to a juror testing positive for COVID-19.