The third and final trial over Mr. McClain’s 2019 death will examine the role of the medics who responded while the young Black man was in police custody.

Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were the Aurora Fire and Rescue paramedics who injected McClain with 500 milligrams (mg) of ketamine on Aug. 24, 2019.

Two Colorado paramedics went on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver

McClain, 23, was injected with ketamine by paramedics after being stopped by Colorado police in 2019.

BRIGHTON, Colo. (CN) — The trial began on Wednesday for two Aurora first responders who face manslaughter charges after administering a fatal dose of ketamine to 23-year-old Elijah McClain on Aug. 24, 2019, after he was stopped by police on his way home from purchasing iced tea.

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