"Paramedic Receives Five-Year Sentence for Elijah McClain's Death"

Former Colorado paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a case that sparked protests over racial injustice. Cichuniec was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault for injecting McClain with a fatal dose of ketamine. The incident led to policy changes, including a ban on police chokeholds and limitations on ketamine use by paramedics during arrests in Colorado. The case also prompted a probe into racially biased policing and excessive force by Aurora police, resulting in a consent decree to reform the practices of its police and fire departments.