Reforms and heartbreak after final sentencing in Elijah McClain's death
Three police officers and two paramedics faced felony charges in death of McClain, a young Black man not suspected of a crime. Two cops were aquitted.
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First responders were sentenced in Elijah McClain's death. But has justice been done?
All first responders charged in the fatal botched arrest of Elijah McClain have been sentenced, but questions remain about whether it's changed how Black people are treated by police and paramedics.