Tag: Police Accountability
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Year in review: Parents of Elijah McClain have yet to see a penny from settlement six months after it was awarded
It could be several more months before Elijah McClain’s family is paid the $15 million it is owed by the city of Aurora for Elijah’s death. The money is being held in federal court coffers until a judge decides how to divide the funds between McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, and father, Lawayne Mosley. The next court hearing is…
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Ex-Greenwood Village officer was drunk when teen shot to death; boy had ghost gun: Affidavit
The former Greenwood Village police officer who is accused of fatally shooting teenager in southeast Aurora during a confrontation last month was legally drunk at the time, according to the affidavit from the Aurora Police Department. The affidavit also said the 17 year old, Peyton Blitstein, fired first, hitting Holen in the hip, before his…
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Aurora agrees to pay $15 million settlement for Elijah McClain’s death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The family of Elijah McClain may not see the $15,000,000 they are owed by the city of Aurora for his death for months. The money has been paid and is waiting in federal court coffers for the day when a judge decides its allocation between…
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Elijah McClain’s parents settle federal lawsuit with city of Aurora
The family of Elijah McClain has reached a settlement agreement in its federal lawsuit with the city of Aurora. McClain died in August 2019 after Aurora police physically confronted him, putting him in a chokehold and paramedics sedated him with ketamine. McClain, 23, was walking home from buying iced tea at a nearby convenience store.…