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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Slevin

Prosecutors set to lay out case against officers in death of unarmed Black man in Denver suburb

2023 The Denver Post, Medianews Group

Prosecutors are expected to present opening statements after jury selection wraps up Wednesday in the trial of two police officers charged in the 2019 death of an unarmed Black man who was forcibly detained while walking on a Denver suburb.

In the first of several trials stemming from the death of Elijah McClain, lawyers for the two sides are expected to paint contrasting pictures of the deadly struggle between the officers and the 23-year-old man, who was stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store.

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