McClain's death has sparked frequent protests at city council meetings in recent months. Cocaine, a powerful stimulant of the brain and highly addictive, interrupts this mechanism by "preventing dopamine from being taken back into the cell, resulting in large amounts of dopamine filling the space between nerve cells. "Ultimately, while I may share the vast public opinion that Elijah McClain’s death could have been avoided, it is not my role to file criminal charges based on opinion, but rather, on the evidence revealed from the investigation and applicable Colorado law," he added. McClain was also hospitalized in 2016 for LSD intoxication with "hyperactive and erratic behavior," according to the report. The American College of Emergency Physicians and the National Association of Medical Examiners do recognize it. "[33][34], In June 2020, a memorial mural was painted in honor of McClain in Denver, Colorado, alongside murals of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The Adams County coroner ruled back in November 2019 that McClain's cause of death was "undetermined.". "No one can really say with absolute certainty what the cause was.

I wonder about that, but I think it's going to be difficult to make such a claim.". I'm a mood Gemini. A toxicology analysis revealed McClain had THC and other cannabinoids in his system when he was taken into the hospital. "These drugs do carry risks and, with certain types of patients under certain types of stressors, they can have adverse consequences and they can be lethal," he added. For those reasons, it is my opinion that the evidence does not support the filing of homicide," Young said. McClain tells the officers he was "going home.". The three police officers held McClain on the ground for 15 minutes. "It's unfortunate, and it's tragic," Henley said. and last updated 2020-06-25 14:26:52-04. Elijah McClain's cause and manner of death were both undetermined, according to a coroner report from Adams and Broomfield counties released earlier this month.

You all are phenomenal. Elijah McClain: What we know about the Colorado man's death in police custody. A resident who passed McClain walking on the 1900 block of Billings Street called 911 around 10:30 p.m. after observing McClain flailing his arms while wearing a ski mask.
When paramedics arrived at the scene, they gave McClain a ketamine shot to sedate him, according to police. One of the officers can be heard telling the EMS that McClain was "acting crazy", that he was "definitely on something", and that he had attacked them with "incredible, crazy strength" when they tried to restrain him. Police said McClain had ignored their initial command to stop, but McClain told the officers he was stopping his music so he could listen, according to a report of the incident from the district attorney's office. AURORA | A forensic pathologist working for the Adams County Coroner's Office was unable to determine exactly what killed 23-year-old Aurora resident Elijah McClain after he was detained by Aurora police in late August, according to an autopsy report released by the local coroner's office Friday evening. He was pronounced brain dead on August 27 and died three days later, on August 30, 2019. As the world sees unprecedented protests calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the name of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in police custody, the death of another Black man who was detained by police has received renewed attention. "This was a kid minding his own business. His death could have been due to natural causes if he "had an undiagnosed mental illness that led to Excited Delirium," or homicide could have been the cause if the carotid hold led to arrhythmia, the report said. [27][28] In July, three officers were fired from the department in relation to the photos, while one officer resigned.

Recreational drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens and cannabis may be illegal in the UK, but that doesn't mean people don't take them. McClain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital, lifesaving measures were initiated and he regained a pulse and was then treated at a local hospital, according to the release. It’s devastating, sad to listen to,” Newman says.

“While I may share the vast public opinion that Elijah McClain’s death could have been avoided, it is not my role to file criminal charges based on opinion, but rather, on the evidence revealed from the investigation and applicable Colorado law.”. He was definitely a light in a whole lot of darkness". Phil Weiser, the state's attorney general, will fill the role, the governor said. Despite this, the same coroner stated that it may have been an accident resulting from an idiosyncratic drug reaction, could have been homicide if the officers' use of the carotid hold contributed to his death, or that his death also might have been caused by an asthma attack. In November 2019, District Attorney Dave Young declined to file charges against the officers, citing a lack of evidence. One tells him to stop multiple times, but McClain continued to walk. ABC News' Clayton Sandell, Mark Osborne and Sabina Ghebremedhin contributed to this report. [14] Estimating that McClain weighed 220 pounds (100 kg), the medic gave him an injection of 500 mg of ketamine.