Elijah McClain, an unarmed black man, died after a brutal arrest which saw him injected with ketamine by a medical officer
When fire paramedics arrived on the scene they injected McClain – who was reportedly unconscious by this point – with ketamine to sedate him, leading to him going into cardiac arrest on the way to hospital.In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests across the world, a petition is demanding that the officers involved in the incident are ‘taken off-duty’ has reached the attention of the world.
Ellen tweeted details of the brutal arrest and told followers: ‘Read what happened to #ElijahMcClain, and ask yourself what you would do if it happened to someone you knew.’Tracee Ellis Ross shared with fans: ‘ELIJAH MCCLAIN ~ this is just heartbreaking and criminal. So sorry to Elijah’s family. We will keep fighting for justice, we will dismantle the police and the systems and laws that keep them unaccountable.
Padma Lakshmi tweeted: ‘On August 24th of last year, 23 y/o Elijah McClain, a massage therapist who loved animals & often played violin for stray cats at Petco, was detained on his way home from picking up an iced tea for his brother in Aurora, Colorado. He was listening to music & dancing.’Read and share this article about what happened to Elijah at the hands of police in Aurora, Colorado:Listen: I know weâre traumatized. 400+ years of trauma. Take care.
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