Who Was Elijah McClain? What to Know About His Demise After a Police Encounter

One officer approached Mr. McClain, who was listening to music, and advised him to cease strolling. Mr. McClain stopped after a number of instructions however stated he had a proper to proceed towards house.

In response to the digicam footage, the officer responded, saying he had a proper to cease Mr. McClain for trying suspicious, and grabbed him by the arms. As one other officer approached, Mr. McClain might be heard saying, “I’m an introvert, please respect the boundaries that I’m talking. Depart me alone.”

Although Mr. McClain had not dedicated a criminal offense, officers instantly restrained him, telling him to cease resisting when he put his arms as much as his chest and to “cease tensing up.” The footage reveals Mr. McClain pleading with the officers to let go of him, and making an attempt to get out of their grip.

The officers ultimately introduced him to the bottom, claiming he had reached for one in every of their weapons whereas they had been pinning him towards a wall to handcuff him. The physique digicam footage doesn’t present this, officers stated, as a result of their cameras had fallen off into the grass.

At one level, an officer tells Mr. McClain that he would use his canine on him if he didn’t “cease messing round.”

Extra officers arrived after Mr. McClain was restrained. Whereas speaking with each other, officers stated that Mr. McClain was “appearing loopy,” that he was “undoubtedly on one thing,” and that he had attacked officers once they tried to restrain him. In addition they stated he had “unimaginable, loopy power,” and that at one level three officers had been on prime of him.

The post-mortem report notes that Mr. McClain was 5 ft 6 inches and weighed 140 kilos.

What occurred to the law enforcement officials?

After Mr. McClain’s demise, Officers Woodyard, Rosenblatt and Roedema had been positioned on administrative depart, however they’ve all since been reinstated.