Elijah McClain pleaded 'I can't breathe' before he died, trial hears

2023-09-21 10:56

Opening statements begin in the first of three trials over the 2019 death of a black Colorado man.

Two Colorado officers ignored a man's pleas of "I can't breathe" before a medic injected him with ketamine and he died, a court has heard.

Prosecutors accused Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt of using excessive force during an unjustified stop of Elijah McClain on 24 August 2019.

But attorneys...