Aurora councilmembers apologize after passing police, firefighter raises on anniversary of McClain killing

Several Aurora City Councilmembers apologized to the public at the end of Monday night’s meeting after approving pay raises for police and firefighters on the anniversary of Elijah McClain’s death.

McClain, 23, was killed in 2019 while walking home from a convenience store. Police stopped him in response to a 911 call saying he looked “sketchy.”

While officers subdued him, McClain said repeatedly, “I can’t breathe,” before two paramedics injected him with the sedative ketamine…

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