Trial Underway for Paramedics Charged in Elijah McClain's Death

Prosecutors allege the paramedics administered a lethal dose of ketamine without following protocols.

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec are on trial for the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died in 2019 after an encounter with police in Aurora, Colorado.
The paramedics are accused of injecting McClain with an overdose of ketamine without following their training and protocols.
Cooper and Cichuniec are charged with criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault and crimes of violence. Cichuniec is also facing an additional charge of manslaughter.
Prosecutors argue that the paramedics overestimated McClain's weight, leading to the overdose. They also claim that McClain, who was handcuffed and restrained by multiple officers, did not pose a threat to anyone.
This trial is the last set of criminal charges to be tried in connection with McClain's death. One officer has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault, while two others were acquitted.