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Elijah McClain, 23 , was unarmed and hadn't committed any crime.
A 911 caller reported that the young Black man looked "sketchy" in a ski mask and raising his hands in the air.
After struggling with him, police put the 23-year-old in a neck hold, then paramedics gave him a sedative that played a key role in his death.
A jury will decide if officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt are guilty of manslaughter, criminally negligent reckless homicide and assault charges.
Elijah McClain's death became a rallying cry for police reform advocates.
Since 2020 , neck holds have been banned for police in Colorado by the state's Democratic -led Legislature .
Paramedics later arrived and gave him ketamine, which at the time was legal to give to people showing erratic behavior.
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