A former Aurora firefighter-paramedic is asking the Colorado Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction for criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.
Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue lieutenant, was convicted for administering a fatal dose of ketamine to McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was detained by police after a report of suspicious behavior.
During arguments Wednesday, Cooper’s attorney said the prosecution marked an unprecedented criminal case against a paramedic and warned it could reshape emergency medical response, according to Courthouse News Service…