Minute-To-Minute Breakdown Leading Up To Elijah McClain's Deadly Stop | NBC News NOW

Investigative reporter Emmanuelle Saliba analyzes body camera video obtained by NBC News’ social newsgathering team, 911 calls and police reports to piece together a minute-by-minute breakdown of Elijah McClain’s deadly arrest.
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Minute-To-Minute Breakdown Leading Up To Elijah McClain's Deadly Stop | NBC News NOW

[@memoalalawi8237]

He threw up and they told him to stop then he said sorry I wasn’t trying to do that I just can’t breathe properly, This. is. sick

[@samie7025]

Just in case everyone forgot: they also mocked him after they killed him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCodZiop5V1p9U And ppl continue to make excuses for these sickos. Humanity... Wtf

[@michaelevans1558]

Yes it is sick do we have sympathy for people who think they could just ignore police. Sorry cop tells you to stop you f****** stop if a cop is wrong and you spank the officer later

[@spooky0432]

@@michaelevans1558 Why should a person stop when he/ she hasn't committed a crime. It's not a law to stop when the police says so.

[@eliasmartin2302]

@@samie7025 stfu

[@JaiK64]

@@spooky0432 exactly!

[@8tona]

“He has crazy strength” thats called adrenaline from being scared Btw the police are very in the wrong clearing the confusion

[@AHAYAH88]

Not at all, insane mentally ill people have crazy strength.

[@Noco235]

@@AHAYAH88 , shut up you racist! That boy probably weighted about a hundred and thirty pounds. And there were about two or three police there with all kinds of weapons. They did not have to restrain that kid like that and you know it...you SAW it. Bet you were at the Capitol the other day. If you weren't, I bet you wished you were!

[@ericagregory857]

EXACTLY!

[@Mommasword]

Your bodys natural reaction is to fight or flight so strength does come to us when we get scared. They said he had crazy strength but yet he told them he was trying to turn his music down or off. And when you have 3 or 4 men on top of a small man of course he is going to fight back.

[@BTman58]

No, it's called creating a narrative. Typical cop tactic.

[@marcusaplin71]

And just 6 months later, literally every human on earth would begin wearing face masks everywhere at all times....... smh....such a heartbreaking story. His family and friends must have been devastated!!!

[@x0gucx]

They had five cops come out for this one kid that was already pinned to the ground and screaming that he couldn't breathe correctly, "sorry for fidgeting". And one cop has the audacity to threaten to bring a k9 unit to hurt him.

[@tam7491]

I can't even imagine, that was just heartbreaking.

[@x0gucx]

@William Awesomeness For what the truth? Three cops were pinning him down with two others watching them. No one had the time to check if he actually had ill intent and he was also deemed a suspect before the body cam footage was released, suspect for what he had groceries?!

[@ThePhobiaCrew]

@@x0gucx I think he’s trolling u

[@x0gucx]

@@ThePhobiaCrew If he is, he's a troll If not, he can't read. But yah probably troll, he made an account a day before commenting

[@bunchlead]

This is an open and shut case. The guy was physically attacked and killed by the police for nothing.

[@daveysham8413]

This makes me sad. This kid didn't even commit a crime. As someone who likes to stay neutral. These officers need to be held accountable plain and simple. This is sickening

[@tlhaloyn8485]

Angry is more apt. They killed a innocent man for suspicious walking in a pandemic. The law does not apply to the police. Watch how the officer who asked if this is alll we have kept his camera away from see directly what was going on. They know how to cover their crimes.

[@PersuasiveEuthanasia]

@@tlhaloyn8485 I blame the person who called the police. He should have been minding his own business. I hope he feels guilty over this

[@isoakkfgy4462]

@Eatshi Tyoutube you are such a fool. There is no evidence he went to grab a gun and was clearly cooperative the whole time. Do you have any empathy?

[@isoakkfgy4462]

@Eatshi Tyoutube delusional.

[@bransened]

@Eatshi Tyoutube yep and now those cops are getting what they get.

[@kelseybbking]

Why is no one talking about how they gave him 500mgs of ketamine? I don’t think most people realize how utterly INSANE that is. His death was a combination of everything. This is one of the saddest stories I’ve seen. May God bring justice for this boy 😔

[@spaceman83]

He was on NOTHING and so that was a stupid amount They treated him as if he was on a bunch of Pcp

[@tollz7194]

I think this comment sums up everything. He didn’t die by one thing, he died by everything that went on. Although I do believe the two main thing were that he was probably on something, just because he was skinny and had a lot of strength, and the ketamine.

[@ballisticdan9135]

Because of this I realised cops can request administration of drugs to suspects in the USA. Its really worrying.

[@Linkdawgg_Blogs]

Right they should have took him to the hospital before giving him the ketamine

[@gertrudebuck590]

GOD WILL!! BRING JUSTICE AND THE god THESE POLICE OFFICERS SERVE TOO!

[@FelixFelicis117]

We failed you Elijah, our society failed you. I'm sorry.

[@EvieWillNotDie]

Hahahahhahaaa you actual bundle of sticks

[@daisymarie2278]

"Relax or I'm going to have to change the situation." "I'm going to have my dog bite you." Sounds less like a cop protecting a community, and more like a bully looking for a fight.

[@TheElemental7]

Yeah because he onced targeted bad no longer protect him to against him sadly. Really fault store make him look criminal also 911 service wrongfully don’t need supposed sent police to him no reasonable just mask ski because of coronavirus! Don’t have weapons and no threat why sent it?!!! So therefore 911 service fault and store fault and accountability there punishment!

[@asahel980]

its a scare tactic for someone to behave, I dont how you grow up but thats what adults do.

[@dickiewongtk]

Most of them are

[@dickiewongtk]

@@asahel980 feel sad for you, and the ‘adults’ in your life🥲 Just kidding.

[@daisymarie2278]

@@TheElemental7 I agree w/ you

[@WillyEast]

This is an outrage. There are thousands of more dangerous people in the streets and the cops decide to harm an innocent person. Completely sick. RIP Elijah.

[@jordanm1651]

Trippin you never been on the streets then.

[@1ghur]

or people just need to listen to the cops they don’t know if your innocent or not. if this was a bad person you wouldn’t care at all

[@Mariah-jn7ld]

@@1ghur he isn’t a bad person and he explained that to them. the cops are the bad people, what’s wrong with you

[@alexbrown925]

@@1ghur bro i’m sorry but like legit it’s so obvious that he had some sort of anxiety or mental disorder and that pushing him would escalate the situation. A police officer should be able to notice this as well. They’re taught to deescalate situations aren’t they? I see 0 deescalation and simply aggressive and unnecessary aggression towards someone who clearly doesn’t respond well to even simple physical touch.

[@jeremyweiss1428]

@@1ghur why does it matter if he was a bad person or not nobody should have there life taken away from them maybe sent to jail but to take someone's life Is different

[@kianaafsharr]

I don't cry easily but I cried so hard at this. This is horrible.

[@fearlessinchrist-5931]

School bathroom demon Honestly, I think Elijah was murdered. Not an accident. There are evil people everywhere. In all professions to some degree.

[@seanmolloy9297]

....another kid, arrested to death.

[@emed1977]

I thought that I was watching all these videos of these interactions. Sadly, I was incorrect. I cried with this video because it reminded me of my daughter who’s on the spectrum and how she would react it to a similar altercation.

[@paysour3]

They killed one of God's special children. The wrath of God is on this nation. He condemned us to wear mask and live in fear. The time between cause and effect has been shortened. Karma is on this world . God has started to gather his people out from them and now the judgement begins. Hebrews 13:1-3 1Continue in brotherly love. 2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

[@paysour3]

@ragtime forever This is not about George Floyd only. He represents the tipping point. If you dare look at these videos and try to better understand what is happening. They killed one of God's special children. The wrath of God is on this nation. He condemned us to wear mask and live in fear. The time between cause and effect has been shortened. Karma is on this world . God has started to gather his people out from them and now the judgement begins. Hebrews 13:1-3 1Continue in brotherly love. 2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

[@ahanadiri5330]

“I’m different” that broke me.

[@kane5125]

@let's Grow together George Floyd was off drugs this is much different but they still shouldn’t have killed Floyd but Floyd was resisting and other things

[@dianethurston8036]

I sorry this happened to this young man god how long will you allow this to happen to when are you going to send your son to get us you promise you would, and that you would get rid of these people I do your laws and commandments and your sabbert day's we need for you to send yah, to save this world

[@kane5125]

@@dianethurston8036 wha u talking about

[@jonburrows2684]

Metoo! So heartbreaking to see.

[@EvilTwin123]

@@kane5125 1) Once cuffed, should have been in the cruiser. 2) read autopsy...didn't die by cops.

[@namanrawal5849]

This was just the slaughter of a poor, innocent kid. Exhaustingly infuriating.

[@namanrawal5849]

@ihavenoname4u what does that have to do with anything?

[@KP-iq5us]

I CONQUER

Naman Rawal Ignore the trolls.

[@katdavenport8754]

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[@parisz]

This is the definition of corruption; law enforcement who navigate like criminals.

[@FeylordTAEKE]

Gang members with badges.

[@healthtalk2497]

thats the correct word. corruption. not racism... many police are corrupt. and stupid.

[@mgbomb11]

AA or they respond to a suspicious guy in a mask looking like a bank robber. Who then instead of respecting to orders given by police officers decided to fight them until he forcefully got put on the ground.

[@healthtalk2497]

@@mgbomb11 man, so many idiots in this thread totally ignoring constitutional rights. this is America not china. you are a Moron. police need probable cause before they can tey to stop you. this was an arbitrary and therfore ilegal detention.. they will be charged if there is any justice left in this corrupt system.

[@amrveda]

don't they have to read him his rights?

[@taylanhoca]

He bows, he apologizes, he chokes, he says he do not want to fight. He is an introvert, a kind soul. RIP Elijah. I am Turkish and i am still sorry for the mankind. This is not only in US, it is all around the world. So sad we all can't breath :(

[@vickydurham6545]

It makes me so extremely sad for Elijah, and extremely angry at the police officers. They never listened to him! They killed him for walking home.

[@briansousa3213]

This is why we have no trust in cops they need to talk not always use force

[@oldschoolgamer9302]

@christopher the cops should’ve listened clearly from the first contact with him u could clearly hear that he is somewhere on the Autism spectrum at that point their approach should immediately change. Officers have a cookie cutter way of handling every situation and it seems like when ppl they simply suspect of wrong doing (kid did absolutely nothing that warranted being stopped) then resort to force. Often excessive force and then the justification is he should’ve complied or he was sketchy. GTFOH police officers need better deescalation training and training on how to deal with mental health challenged individuals

[@ShysTheLimit]

@@oldschoolgamer9302 Defund the Police.

[@Dj4800moviestudio]

@@briansousa3213 If he never resisted it wouldn't have happened. Everyone knows not to resist cops.

[@Dj4800moviestudio]

@William Awesomeness Lmao your dumb. If you didn't resist this wouldn't have happened.

[@marcovaldez5338]

When did we start giving people ketamine? Let alone 500mg of ketamine.

[@reneeboswellpoetry1480]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIuvaK16r8Z5fZo 💔change laws

[@wphill100]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excited_delirium Colorado has approved the use of it for this "illness" that is not even viewed as a legit illness. notice how the police told the paramedics that Elijah had super strength.

[@nicknesser4658]

I had a doctor give it to me at the hospital in a low dose for pain for kidney stones

[@sleepingtube]

Ketamine is a great drug for pain control, when given in an appropriate dose

[@thearchitect817]

They just started doing this. If anyone forces a drug into you it to me is a serious human rights violation. This is the prelude to future vaccines being forcefully injected as well.

[@speway]

Absolutely, heart breaking and infuriating all at the same time.

[@axelm7995]

The same people saying" hE sHOuLDvE liStEn tO tHe coPs" are the same people that would've said " hE shOuLdnT hAve bEen loOkin aT a WhiTe woMAn" 65 years ago! History just repeats itself and its disgusting that we cant learn the lesson.

[@kingchong8255]

You’d be saying the same thing because it was normalized back then.... sorry but it’s just facts 😁

[@kaiseramadeus233]

@@kingchong8255 People have been calling for equal rights for all of human history. The Radical Republicans wanted full integration of former slaves into the population, but the south refused and the north gave up on it. Miss me

[@kingchong8255]

Kaiser Amadeus what do you mean? The republicans never gave up, mlk was a republican, and republicans were also lynched for wanting to get rid off the Jim Crow laws and stuff, the republicans fought a war over ending slavery and won, and the republicans peacefully protested until there was change. Now the democrats are claiming they’re helping by burning down black towns and businesses and killing people over th cause, it is such a difference from the republicans, we never gave up and brought about change, whereas the democrats never gave up and killed more black lives than they saved😐

[@kaiseramadeus233]

@@kingchong8255 Yes they did sir. Jim Crow laws were implemented once the Compromise of 1877 was passed. They gave up in 12 years once Reconstruction ended. And when those troops left the south, the feds allowed them to disenfranchise half of their populations.

[@kingchong8255]

Cindy Alexander you’re telling me this because?

[@zata7058]

It crazy how the policemen are unable to have a conversation with somebody and judge the situation, the systematic answer is trying to arrest, ask for backup, intimidate, strike and then try to understand what's going on.

[@j.a.orozco3589]

💯

[@kirkbowj]

Even when they do have a conversation, another warrior cop can up behind and body slam someone to the ground without provocation.

[@laurakelly3519]

You are a very intelligent person. Those cops need more education.

[@geover9201]

What do you want the officers to do?!!! They told him to stop, he continued walking. You know it, I know it and everybody knows it!! they tell you to stop, YOU got to stop but.. otherwise that were things get heated. And again, some time bad luck happens.

[@geover9201]

That really really sad!

[@airjer4351]

They say certain things like "he's reaching for your gun" and "stop resisting" because they know the camera is picking up the audio. They can then later argue in court and the media that they perceived you as a threat later on.

[@grayonthewater]

Yep they knew exactly what they were doing

[@qbsam5831]

You people are so bias to cops its ridiculous, the cops werent thinking he was gonna die they were thinking of how to arrest him

[@airjer4351]

@@qbsam5831 Whether or not it was intentional, that doesn't take away the fact that the arrest was done in an overaggressive manner. All of those cops were bigger than him, if you couldn't tell and he never produced any kind of weapon. Also, I do believe they made the comments to be picked up on their audio equipment intentionally to cover their behinds later if anything were to go sideways like it did in this case. Also, I have the utmost respect for law enforcement and like to see good cops get treated well and paid well because they serve society. I have family members that are cops and I support them as well.

[@princelazell]

Someone gets it.

[@TKA322]

He resisted! Officers can not say he's reacting for your gun IF YOU ARE NOT RESISTING, no one need be hurt if you are not resisting. On initial stop, the lights where on, he visually (and verbally talking back) knew they where stopping HIM, I do not buy the he could not hear excuses.

[@prettybrowneyez3338]

Suspicious activity would be: peeking in other peoples' windows, trying to get in a strangers' home, trying to get in peoples' cars.... Not WALKING HOME for Christ's sake.... He's begging for his life and he's being completely IGNORED! Because they don't care..... Even then, he deserved humane treatment!!

[@joeycottontailakajoeschmo3366]

He got what he gave. He was disrespecting them as well.

[@itssarahhh9438]

Joey Cottontail aka joe schmo bruh how can you say that did you not watch the video, they got all up in his face & he did say he was trying to stop his music

[@prettybrowneyez3338]

@@itssarahhh9438 I don't even bother with these people girl! Waste of time. Let's focus on the people that know and have lived it and the newly woke... 🙏✌💕

[@joeycottontailakajoeschmo3366]

You people are pure disrespect and will never get it. All Rosa Parks hard work went down the drain because you want to sit in the back of the bus and only come to the front to be disrespectful

[@SourLime1130]

@@joeycottontailakajoeschmo3366 Wow! What if this happens to you? He didn't hear them in the beginning that's why him was walking away from them. Also, he couldn't breathe that's why he was struggling. It's called survival instinct.

[@stevep8490]

Disgusting. "I'm going to get the dog." DISGUSTING

[@AJandWrmyinitials]

They terrorized him and murdered him

[@TokesTv]

That really sickened me.

[@tomare6479]

This is complete malpractice. They killed him.

[@jacoboellobo]

Ezekiel 25:17 An innocent boy was murdered just because of a silly 911 call and him wearing a mask. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone cared enough for the loss of human life by the police enough not to be able to sleep comfortably.

[@KP-iq5us]

PERIOD...........AND STILL WORKING....

[@Bsgrundle]

M-U-R-D-E-R

[@joshburns4611]

Malpractice has to do with doctors not cops.

[@Visionland-]

Josh not the time to be a smartass

[@JorgeOcampo22]

He was healthy when he was walking home and he died after he was attacked by police!

[@ai_serf]

the coroner ruled his cause of death undetermined.... the system is corrupt to the core.

[@t.r7974]

@ timothy johnson he was autistic and was unlawfully arrested

[@JorgeOcampo22]

@@timothyjohnson4812 We have lost our civil rights. Police are supposed to be serving us, not killing us! They get paid from your taxes, they eat from your money, they don't produce any money for the state or for the country, they get it out of your pockets even when they ticket you!

[@archarcher-bc6jc]

Why aren't the cops listening to him? They're literally talking to each other right over him!

[@johnwhitehead8129]

This is the sadest video I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe how many levels of horrible. Rest In Peace young man.

[@pamle1]

Despite his moronic resisting, I still think that he didn't reach for the cop's gun, and that this was an alternate way of falsely saying "stop resisting" when extreme force is to be used. I guess the "stop resisting" codex was getting old.

[@rachellmcgrath1184]

@@pamle1 “moronic resisting” the guy was autistic and didn’t low what was going on...

[@pamle1]

@@rachellmcgrath1184 If that's the case, maybe his next act would have been to pull out a plastic water pistol.. merely "as a joke"..... there's this crazy thing called "Consequences"

[@rachellmcgrath1184]

@@pamle1 yes the man who apologized for throwing up would’ve pulled a gun out. Anyone with half a brain cell would’ve gathered the guy wasn’t dangerous. Using a choke hold and then injecting ketamine into a non violent suspect without searching or attempting to identify him is wrong. I also find it interesting that all of the body can footage was “lost” until recently. Critical thinking isn’t your strong suit, it’s ok.

[@pamle1]

@@rachellmcgrath1184 Rain Man can't be responsible for his actions huh..

[@contrerasenmanuel7820]

Since when is it a crime to walk home wearing a dark mask? I believed whoever made the call should be charged as well. Smash

[@Vesxel]

Nah his fault for being stupid

[@didingtonsingddt6731]

@@Vesxel if wearing a mask is his fault.. These days there are a lot of people wearing mask due to pandemic does that mean everybody should be murdered?

[@GNOBNX]

Murder 1!

[@tyb_demario6567]

@@Vesxel ur not gonna get far

[@danucents12]

Teyna snitch and can't even do it right

[@RoyallKing629]

Imagine being stopped because you “look” suspicious

[@thelowroad216]

Been there 😅

[@tankeater]

As a white boy that lived in a hispanic neighborhood in Southern California... I got pulled over multiple times for them thinking I was a Muel, when I was simply riding my bike with uh backpack to my expulsion school.

[@unleashedglock]

imagine walking around in a ski mask and thinking you don't look suspicious....then decided to fight with the cops. It's terrible that he lost his life but this is 90% his fault and some bad policy to finish it off.

[@dannyprovalone5110]

@@tankeaterdo you resist or comply like a normal citizen?

[@tore705]

​@@unleashedglockWhite guy's perspective.

[@stevefowler5970]

He's talking and explaining himself but they are ignoring what he's saying as if they don't understand english;, they are treating him like an inanimate object or wild animal.

[@TheExtremefaith]

just like he ignored them when they were apprehending him, this whole thing could have been avoided

[@Snacks256]

@@TheExtremefaith Yes, by the cops not intimidating and dragging an innocent kid around.

[@neojoe4791]

@@TheExtremefaith just like they ignored when he had his headphones on so he didn’t hear them tell him to stop. People of your ilk are always looking for a reason to excuse murder.

[@Timothytwister]

this is disgusting. Our country is broken.

[@laquoncarroll9931]

What gave them probable cause to stop him? He had on a 😷. Did anyone report a crime?

[@bwrrock8951]

You could tell he was a good kid. He seemed to have such a bubbly personality.

[@julioalonso92]

Was that before or after he reached for a cop's gun and resisted arrest

[@chikachuku6505]

What a fool!

[@thecalamity278]

Before he reached for the officer's gun or?

[@bwrrock8951]

@@julioalonso92 I'm curious, how do you know that's true because the officer said so? We're suppose to take his or her word? One thing we've learned is that some officers lie. Just to justify a murder. Secondly, explain to me why was this young even arrested, for walking with a mask on? No crime was committed, he was attacked in that video in the beginning. And all 3 cameras coincidentally dislodged from all the officers vest? 😒 A 140pound guy took down 3 men? The young man was choked twice, handcuff, then later injected with 500mg of ketamine, while he was motionless. A lethal substance. Then one person yell he grab your gun. Yeah right!!! None of this should've taken place. Questioned yes, but attacking this young man no he would have still been alive.

[@w4rmb0di3z]

Julio Alonso people like you need to shut up you’re really missing the bigger problem 😒 ...why are you trying to make Elijah the bad guy when the cops are obviously at fault he was just walking home and i don’t see why a mask would be considered suspicious, we’re living through a pandemic.. masks are must when out and about... Elijah was a good person he even said the cops were beautiful before he went pls stop going around saying things like this

[@theazariahjoy]

The thought that a innocent boy who was minding his business and not bothering anyone was murdered because some entitled person felt the need to report him because he had on a SKI MASK, all types of people wear them but the one night a young black male decided to go to the store and mind his business he is tackled to the ground, and later on murdered because he protested against being stopped? It is sad to think that this is the world we live in and there is nothing that can change the fact that innocent people have to worry about if they will make it back home to their families safely or if they will be wrongfully stopped and accused of committing a crime because they “look suspicious” to ONE person. This is sickening and I hope he receives/d justice. RIP Elijah.

[@lindseypeers9896]

Those Officers and Paramedics MURDERED this poor man. I hope Elijah gets the Justice he rightly deserves. I’m heartbroken for him and his family and friends. Shameful!

[@ftjmlogic2802]

This poor man. Omg. This hurts.

[@50kArchipelagos]

Yeah. It really does. I'm 65, male. Felt that chest thing and my eyes got real moist. Stazi thugs pretending to serve and protect. The man wouldn't even swat a fly.

[@moxavenger]

If he didn't resist arrest he'd be alive today.

[@patricer.5264]

@@moxavenger but he didn't. He was special needs do you not see that. He seemed to be autistic. He knew they didnt understand that. That was why he kept saying he was different and he kept apologizing. What is you all's problem. The world is made up of so many different people. If at least one of those officers seen the situation as it really was and tried to de-escalate that situation that boy would be alive today. My mind is blown by the complete ignorance. All you see is a young black man trying to resist. Smh. Go put your head back in that whole you pull it out of for this video.

[@moxavenger]

​@@patricer.5264 Yes, he fought the police, reached for the officer's gun. Is resist arrest like a class you take in black neighborhoods? It's simple, don't want to be killed. Don't resist. Sure it's a special case, however, if he has special needs there should be someone with him when he goes out. Take responsibility rather than shout victim. Plus, the police are not at fault for his death in any case. Follow the directions of the police, teach your kids to follow directions. It's that simple.

[@snuffdipper6342]

THEY KILLED HIM FOR NO DAM REASON!!!!!!!!!!!

[@futureofhealthforlife]

This breaks my heart, not sure why this story has touched me more than so many, but lord have mercy this is insane and hurts my soul.

[@nycinstyle]

An unarmed young man, not bothering anybody walking alone, this is how they act? The family deserves justice, society does. These cops need to be in jail and released decades later as felons. Never allowed to be cops, again. If the cops were nervous about the guy walking, get out of car keep eyes on the guy, even hands on weapons at their side. And then all they had to do was tell him, "Could you please take off your mask? Where are you going? We want to make sure everything here is okay." The young guy was zero threat to anyone. My sincerest condolences to his family. This is sickening to me. God, please bless that young man's soul.

[@bamaboy7489]

They murdered this boy. None of them look surprised. They stand around an talk like someone is fighting them but never shows on Camera

[@msoda8516]

His words break my heart

[@jogmas12]

Did not break the cops heart, they have hearts of stone

[@kpimpis180]

My heartfelt apologies to his family and friends. This is not acceptable.

[@ariesradke6193]

would you want an apology? this isn’t something someone can forgive. this isn’t a burp.

[@AliMeetsWorld]

Literally arrested a man without a single reason. Not a single reason.

[@Tracey313]

Ali, correction the killed a man for no reason. Thats what some of them do.

[@raymondhughley575]

Three cops are cowards to not handle a small kid. The kid was probably afraid of being stopped for no reason and may have thought all cops are cold blooded killers. Even after George Floyd complied they killed him...racist cowards.

[@AliMeetsWorld]

@@Tracey313 thank you for your correction, I hope you're staying safe and healthy out there! Praying for you!

[@trubiz4u]

These cops had no compassion for human beings

[@AirNeat]

The cops were called on him. They have a duty to inspect. He would be alive if he just cooperated.

[@HeidiSmith-ik9uh]

That's insane, no wonder he stays home and doesn't like to go out. This is completely grotesque. Humanity is sick. Ketamine! He was throwing up and then they loaded him up with a drug that he did not authorize. They euthanized him.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

FIRST OFF... They need to find the caller that SWATTED him.

[@jayjohnson8403]

If you don't know someone is good or not and they are wearing what looks like a ski mask... it's normal to call the police

[@ashaabdul2561]

@@jayjohnson8403 really? Pfff

[@verb0ze]

I'm not mad at the caller. He thought he saw something suspicious and reported it. The officers are the one who are at fault here, they escalated the situation for no good reason

[@jayjohnson8403]

@@ashaabdul2561 Yesssss. Are you kidding me? A ski mask is something robbers wear to hide their face. Of course someone would call 911. Regardless of age, weight, height, race - a ski mask not on a ski resort is suspicious

[@jedawright8528]

Jay Johnson is no one realizing that he was using the ski mask for the original purpose?.....it is for prevention against cold.......and while some states have anti mask laws none of them have the law that makes a ski mask illegal

[@stevefowler5970]

"stop fighting" and "stop resisting" are meaningless utterances that cops use in order to inflict pain on those that don't "comply"

[@solomonbaffoe1919]

This is just heartbreaking to watch, as a black man in America I get confuse on how to live my life every day in America.

[@begging4music]

We show up just as we are, continuously. With no apologies but without arrogance, always with an eye on how I feel, I show up with no ill intentions, it's 'them that assume'. I will keep my eyes on who I am and stay focused on this moment.

[@blast4me754]

He's walking around in freaking ski mask looking crazy and suspicious though ... Only a nutcase would walk around at night and into a Q mart in a ski mask .....

[@webe6170]

@Spoony G wtfdtm?

[@originalnightshade4582]

@@blast4me754 SO IT'S UNLAWFUL & PUNISHABLE BY DEATH TO BE DIFFERENT? IN THE U.S.??? WHEN DID WE TURN INTO NAZI GERMANY?-THAT'S RIGHT YOU JUST KEEP DOING WHAT "YOU'RE TOLD" UNTIL THEY OWN YOUR MIND--OOPS TOO LATE

[@BasicYTHandle]

@@blast4me754 And, in today's COVID-19 world, we all should be wearing masks.

[@jewanlalmahabir4518]

They were making all types of excuses trying to defend their actions While they were killing him. Those police officers and the DA will see how karma works

[@k-v-n7719]

I hope that fool who called the cops feels gud.

[@HelBeta]

Not a single party in this incident feel good, the call most likely blames himself as well as the cops no one absolutely no one knew it would’ve ended in the death of a person

[@jojolol1540]

@@HelBeta 500 mg of ketamine!!! and you wouldn’t expect death?

[@oldblckmajic]

He'll probably never know that his actions caused someone's death. And in that case did the same thing again 2 hrs later as well as every other day for the rest of his life.

[@blubevy2890]

@@HelBeta not all of the cops. They think they did everything by the book. They violated his rights and arrested him because their opinion was he looked suspicious. Go check out the photographs some of the cops took at his memorial site after he was dead. They smiled and did chokehold maneuvers on each other. They were forced to resign or be fired. Even then two of the officers in the photos STILL felt no remorse for those actions and that disgusted even their chief of police.

[@paulscott1048]

@@HelBeta Didn’t you hear the cop declare his intent to harm? Cops went back several times and re-enacted the murder, at the scene and at the innocent victims graveside. The cops are amused by this. Cops enjoy doing harm.

[@madbug1965]

As the father of an autistic child, videos like this scare the daylights out me. I could see something like this happening to my son in the future.

[@AlishaAkins713]

Genna Tuelz Do you know any special need kids? Anyone with autism? Some autism people can’t bear to be touched. Or knocked out of their routine. Maybe the cops should be trained in some social work/psychology instead of just coming out of high school into the job. And if that’s too much for them, maybe the PD should invest in a unit specially trained to deal with people with these kinds of differences. Autism isn’t an invisible illness anymore, there is plenty of information being given to the police in every community that has people with ASD living in them to prepare them on how to interact with this subset of people. To do this poor of a job with someone who is clearly differently abled they literally have to be balling that info up and throwing it in the trash.

[@shouldbestudying2235]

@Genna Tuelz Gross.

[@silvermediastudio]

He wasn't autistic though.

[@ct5951]

@Genna Tuelz Police officers should be trained since they're dealing with the public.

[@ct5951]

@Genna Tuelz It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize this young man is different. Did you hear his words? Did you watch the video?

[@BBradshawProductions]

2019 is covid-19 era and since he didn't commit any crime, the cops had no right to stop him, much less physically touch him. The police department should of been sue and the cops held responsible to Elijah's death.

[@thepimpernel6971]

The cops know they have body cams on. The comment " he is going for your gun " is the alibi comment caught on audio to protect themselves from future liability. They killed that dude for no reason.

[@AbuSiddiyq]

Facts!!! Straight murder, case closed!

[@gerrygeko9712]

Just like when they keep saying don't resist!!

[@e23779]

Yeah same with the “crazy strength” comments

[@Super-Trucker466]

True!!!! Exactly what happened !!!!

[@kittensmitten4015]

@@e23779 I’m convinced the “crazy strength” comment was so the medics would used more ketamine. The also lied about his weight by Alamo double causing medics to give him more. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a side effect from too much Ketamine is memory loss. I think that was their intent bc they knew they fkd by using the choke hold (which was outlawed a few months b4)

[@shant9842]

I highly doubt he died from "natural causes" - how was that even one of the options considered? Poor man, just going about his day, this is so sad. RIP

[@jonburrows2684]

Breaks my heart

[@joshuadowdle9691]

Sure his heart stopped, but it was probably early onset old age. Not the horse tranquilizer. Not the carotid restraint either.

[@pacifist1360]

I agree. When I saw these officers hogtie this poor man like a rat to a stretcher while he was unconscious and not breathing, I knew he was going to die. These officers' behavior makes me so mad to shackle someone who has never been arrested in his life. Only high risk repeat offenders and felons need to be shackled. But McClain got shackled - someone who never hurt a fly. These officers who shackled and choked McClain till he passed out and the paramedics who injected katamine on him can all rot. Poor Elijah never had a chance in surviving no matter how he behaved.

[@pacifist1360]

@@joshuadowdle9691 "Early onset old age" - Really? He was 23. Please stop making excuses for the crooks who accosted and killed this "old" man.

[@joshuadowdle9691]

@@pacifist1360 I was very obviously joking

[@derricktipton2853]

This needs to end!

[@derricktipton2853]

🤯

[@dlr3083]

Why am I just now hearing about this! My heart is broken! “I’m an introvert, I’m different 😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔

[@Nyabella]

What’s crazy how mask were mandatory the following year

[@douglasbubbletrousers7343]

everyone involved should be charged with murder, including the person that made the 911 call.

[@lostinthai]

The person who wrote the policies, the person/s who choked him and those that administered the Ketamine are all guilty of manslaughter

[@markbroad119]

Who ever made the call needs to be talked to and arrested

[@deadpuddle86]

The only thing I completely disagree with in this situation is the use of tranquilizers on a human being. This is not right. Subdue him, put him in cuffs, put him in a padded place.. you are a bunch of grown men fighting a skinny child and you resort to a deadly tranquilizer and now he is dead because of your weakness. Such weakness!

[@mohnjayer]

Let’s be clear, an officer cannot stop you for “being suspicious.” That is not a crime anywhere in America. What a tragedy.

[@joshburns4611]

Yes they can.

[@mohnjayer]

Josh Please list the exact statute in any state where “being suspicious” is identified as a crime. I’ll save you time, there is none.

[@LouSassoleSledgecock_III]

Actually, they can, you moron.

[@junemorris4711]

@@LouSassoleSledgecock_III but they can't. This has already been resolved by the Supreme Court. They can detain you for being suspected of committing a crime or about to commit a crime. Not looking suspicious.

[@aldavidsemail]

@@junemorris4711 If you are suspected to commit a crime, doesn't that have to do with how you're acting/dressed? He was wearing a ski mask, and he wouldn't stop for the police telling him repeatedly, "Stop, stop."

[@Jackhandless]

The cops totally escalated that

[@RaneWalker]

Get the guy that called the police insight panic, wearing a mask is suspicious? Never saw a weapon, just walking with a mask on is suspicious? Learn to mind your business unless you see an actual crime being committed! No crime was ever being committed!

[@jermainehoward2957]

@John Davis WTF 🤬

[@drugsrbad475]

@John Davis on your side here, the police definitely failed on their end, and I personally wouldn't call police on someone for being suspicious, but if that same person they called about was on their way to do some horrific crime and take other lives, and a good Samaritan caught a suspicious vibe, then by telling the police you could he saving countless lifes and be the only one able to do so. Just happens this time he was an empathetic, kind, young boy that didn't need to be treated as a criminal... so sad. Not all police are bad but there are certainly some rotted spots in the branches.

[@trentdaddydolla647]

Yea blood is definitely on his hands

[@pooka4373]

Yes!!! Especially if he walking home with GROCERIES of all things like I’ve never seen a criminal walk around calmly with groceries bags like wtf

[@Un1234l]

Uh, yes it is. How dumb are you to allow yourself to be brainwashed into thinking it ISN'T? When you see a lone person walking around at night, full ski mask on, that's a sign of a burglar. Burglars don't burglarize houses without covering up their faces for a reason... why do you think the classic depiction of a burglar is one with a ski mask on??

[@nujohngotti2909]

If you have to tell an officer he tried to grab your gun 10 times out of 10 it did not happen!!!

[@JohnnyReyGonzalez]

This one hit me so hard. Elijah was such a kind soul🤍

[@SandraForde-o5f]

The officer had ZERO RIGHT TO TOUCH HIM AT ALL!!!

[@dave4369]

"so why did you try arresting him and accidentally end his life?" "he had a mask on"

Because they are idiots..

[@angelariggstheloudmouthgar6036]

And now we all are practically legally bond to wear masks... even into BANKS!

[@t.j.7789]

He was Black!

[@jordanmassie8625]

Because he had a mask on and didn’t comply with the officers and resisted but it’s still sad that he lost his life. And if you have a mask on and don’t listen to officers it does look suspicious.

[@dave4369]

@@jordanmassie8625 They said it looked suspicious from the start because he was wearing a mask. Also he kept telling them he was no harm and he was scared and he just wanted to go because he was scared.

[@halloweendepot2641]

All because this caller thought he looked suspicious.

[@jenniferkenniston110]

McClain, who would have turned 25 on Thursday, worked as a massage therapist and was described by family as gentle and an “oddball.” The Colorado Sentinel reported McClain would sometimes spend his lunch break playing his violin to cats and dogs at the local animal shelter to soothe their anxiety. “Elijah believed in humanity and that humanity mattered,” Sheneen McClain said in a statement through family lawyers. “Inhumane humans are a problem and we must stop unjust laws.”

[@maplobats]

That sort of gentleness and kindness is not tolerated in America.

[@Aweburn82]

This makes me even sadder.

[@theeesix658]

@@maplobats that’s why he was targeted

[@ruszianmafia2706]

You could tell by his proper English that he was a good kid! It broke me down when he was speaking.

[@ruszianmafia2706]

I was tried by inhumane law! Till this day I’m at war with the state of Illinois. It’s KKK and Israelite

[@thefogmaster1]

I'm going to say it!! Only Black people minding their own business gets accused of being suspicious. SMDH!!

[@Naser_Al-Subaie]

Somebody should really get held accountable for this!!! 😳😳😳 I can NOT even imagine what his family's going through.

[@22lrjayden81]

Can’t wait till a GD jus pull up and blast some random cop inna face

[@MrBugatii12]

@@22lrjayden81 facts!

[@sarah7755]

*walks down street* "I have the right to stop you because you're being suspicious. "

[@JamesCook76131]

Wearing a baklava in normal weather is totally abnormal, don’t like like a thug and you won’t be treated as such

[@sarah7755]

@JamesCook76131 men wanna talk about being the saviors and warriors for women, yet they wet their pants cuz a kid is in a balaclava

[@jconstantino9217]

Now this is really sad…. A man with no criminal convictions nor wanted for a crime…. I’m really sorry for this man…. This is different than other cases we have seen in the media lately ….

[@ro_pandablox9081]

this guy didn't comply and resisted arrest why tf wouldn't he just let them cuff him and talk with him it could've been a 5min talk with him then he would have continued walking home

[@naveahadams8969]

@@ro_pandablox9081 They didn't need to talk to him about anything. He was racially profiled and did nothing wrong. Stop defending racists.

[@erikkopsala3564]

Attacked and chocked out by goons masquerading as police for no crime committed ,administered 500ml grams of ketamine with zero knowledge of Elijahs medical history , and the DA Dave Young thinks nothing to see here it’s all good let’s move on ok , what an evil clown show he runs .

[@danawhite1177]

Even if he was a criminal he still did not deserved to be murdered. I hate people like you that bring more hate towards people with a criminal history. You say it like its ok to murder a criminal. your a pos

[@volourn9764]

@@ro_pandablox9081 Arrested for what? HE DIDN'T COMMIT A CRIME. They are nazis.

[@daveshere]

I'm going to be sick. That poor dude just wanted to be left alone! Than he tells them he is a good person who does no bad. They killed him. ! Power tripping pukes killed him.

[@KingOfKingz911]

what were they supposed to do? leave him alone because he said so. most cases like this could have been avoided if he stopped resisiting arrest

[@jedahn]

@@KingOfKingz911 For what crime though?

[@KingOfKingz911]

@@jedahn someone called bro, that gives them a reason, if you call in then the police shouldnt come??

[@jedahn]

@@KingOfKingz911 what crime were they there for?

[@sunny8392]

@@KingOfKingz911 terry stop

[@wilporta2760]

Bring the charges now I am so angry

[@snuffdipper6342]

YOU AND ME BOTH!!!!! THIS IS HORRIBLE WHAT THEY DID TOO THIS YOUNG MAN!!!!!!!!

[@wilporta2760]

His last words to the end were kind and real fear for his life I know a lot of people that are a little different heck I'm one since when being different and minding your own business gets death penalty.

[@wilporta2760]

Who expects to die on a store run by cops. These people being killed they are good citizens even as far as to respect the police ....I would not hurt a fly he said... while the cops discussed if the chokehold worked or maybe to much.

[@laurijoemerick9188]

This is absolutely horrific 😢

[@jo_nathan_nation6544]

Honestly, what it really comes down to is the officers all failed to take a second listen to him. You can tell just by listening to him he isn’t some POS thug playing games. I worked in LE for over a decade and it was pretty clear to me that he was on the spectrum. These officers and medics failed this young man.

[@dudediligent]

The person who called on him for wearing a mask during covid is just as guilty as those cops even though he won't ever see any consequences for his actions. Hearing him being extra Karen because of his own paranoia and wannabe good guy nonsense is really upsetting. I hope he feels like crap for what he did.

[@JDOGFTW]

he wasn't fighting they were roughing him up. He's special needs. They abused a mentally disabled man. This is disgusting.

[@originalnightshade4582]

THANK YOU! YOU SEEM TO BE ONE OF THE FEW THAT GET'S IT

[@jodycollier8012]

@@originalnightshade4582 I have a brother with down syndrome and it's just the most messed up thing ever

[@gaugeobrien9954]

He still could have stopped walking like they said and not resisted and it probably wouldn't have turned out like this

[@rosemariemurillo3229]

@@gaugeobrien9954 he was listening to music.

[@rosemariemurillo3229]

@@gaugeobrien9954 he didn't hear them

[@trevu5854]

He was genuinely sorry for doing nothing. So sad💔

[@OldHickory7]

The only thing that killed him was the Chinese fentanyl also known as Ketamine. It kills everyone. Including everybody who is fraudulently declared dead by covid 1984

[@violet3009]

I'm so so so sad for Mcclain I feel so bad I hope I die when I sleep and give me life span to Mcclain I feel so so bad yes I do love my family but they don't love me they even kicked me out for sleeping at 2 am and I've been homeless for 1 month and all I have is my grandmother she do everything for me she finds me and here I am now :( I'm so sorry R.I.P Elijah Mcclain

[@vjnlkc]

Ian dude yessss thats what im sayinngggg

[@vjnlkc]

F W it would be nice if u shut up

[@fires1521]

@@pyramidion5911 nice try, but no.

[@K24Eddy]

Bro when he bowed to the guy behind him in line it just broke my heart. He seemed like a sweet man :(

[@LifeisANovel]

Fr. White cops killed this child bro. Then if you look it up. Some posed in front of his grave in a choke hold position

[@trashh.b0attt]

@@LifeisANovel wow some people are absolutely horrible

[@marcusmoe4254]

MUDER muder muder

[@zyria828]

I actually started crying when he told the police “I’m so sorry” it’s sad

[@Hugh-Glass]

Man. This hurts my heart too. This ia the worst of all of them in my opinion. Kid said "I'm different" cop said relax or "I'll change the situation"..well he sure did.

[@tyson6819]

The cop yelling at him to stop when he's vomiting is a real piece of work my god.

[@dermotlynch2223]

Yes, and 'Relax' while vomiting.

[@maryjohnstone1051]

I can’t believe them telling him to stop when he’s throwing up!

[@That-one-man-some-say-sing5808]

He apologized for throwing up! If he wasn’t one of the most harmless and kind kids in the world than I don’t know who is

[@JayyHurd]

That’s facts

[@AvNotasian]

He apologised for resisting arrest and forgave the cops for their use of force. He was harmless and should not have resisted arrest. Its likely he was not in the right frame of mind to think clearly. To me this looks like a panic attack.

[@jameschauvet3140]

NotAsian hes wimpering and crying and throwing up and saying sorry and he cant breathe and tells them he is different because he has autism. What do you think? This is not proper assessment of a basic situation with no evidence of him doing anything wrong but wearing a mask happily on his way home from the grocery store

[@AvNotasian]

@@jameschauvet3140 Where are people getting this idea that he has autism? He has no diagnosis with anything. Although its very likely he had some underlying condition. He was wearing a ski mask in the middle of summer, this is suspicious and was reported as such. - "They had no evidence" They were asking him questions when he started trying to escape and then resisted arrest. - Why are people trying to tell me things that simply aren't true, stop wasting my time and yours and go read the legal report about why they are not bringing charges. It outlines all the relevant facts.

[@harkra]

@@AvNotasian Yeah he was Anemic, hence why he wore the mask. From his responses it is clear he may have some mental issues, maybe if they cops had better training they could of recognized these two points. But instead police tend to treat every situation like a nail, and they are a hammer.

[@inlove1127]

They killed him. He's an introvert and afraid he didn't hurt no one. He just wanted to go Home

[@Nkosi12]

He probably was autistic, I have a son that is the same way. I hope to God they get justice

[@melissiagummig]

He was a special needs...the way he expressed himself showed that right away!

[@LaughingBuddha-rf4xr]

Was he special needs?

[@jockyoung4491]

@@LaughingBuddha-rf4xr he clearly had some mental or psychological issues. He was obviously scared and trying to explain it to them.

[@Decimo10X]

@Darius Kang Fight a cop? Pos like you need to be in the dirt not this guy.

[@Jupiter1423]

This is one of the most inhumane things ive ever seen.

[@ash-hm4bt]

Seriously. How are any of these guys still police officers

[@2906justblaze]

Being "suspicious" isn't a crime. A person calls the police because they found him suspicious, and this young man loses his life for just being different.

[@paulinedivingdeepincincinn1962]

This is messed up god be with this man u can tell he was a good guy to

[@muddywater4505]

The 911 dispatchers need to be retrained .

[@caldo3385]

Lol people saying its racist for calling police yet have no idea what race the caller was......

[@2906justblaze]

@Michele Jackson , it doesn't matter, because the cops should not have stopped him in the first place. It's not a crime for looking suspicious, because what one person thinks looks suspicious might look normal to another person. This falls on the police and how they are not held accountable for how they police. Speculating on what the callers motives were is the same as how the cops speculated on the young man they killed.

[@jasonvegan5761]

That 911 caller needs to do some serious soul searching because he started a set of actions that murdered an innocent person simply because he was paranoid or his biases got the best of him.

[@watcherenjoyer123]

So they don’t take off his mask, they don’t check his bag, Heck not even a pat down? That’s sketchy 🤔

[@raineyj560]

@Blue Wolf first of all, what he was doing was innocent. Calmly talking with him, would have shown he wasn't a threat, he stated it over and over 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@NO-rn3zk]

EXACTLY! Soooo many others ways this could have been handled!

[@maybe5115]

Josiah Williams --> first of all, they weren’t awarded ANY opportunity to. The psycho immediately resisted, then tried to grab the officers gun. This man was an EDP and the officers followed protocol for this scenario. Sorry. The world is better without this individual roaming the streets.

[@wendylopez2937]

May Be how about the world is better without one more racist? Like yourself

[@dropperknot]

@@maybe5115 Just maybe, it would be a thousand times better without YOU roaming the streets.

[@shannonmaire]

I'm sorry for how cruelly you were treated Elijah. You deserved better.

[@qhpainters]

Elijah should of stopped and simply spoke with the officers when they asked him to. It’s really that simple. The first officer said “ Do me a favor stop right there, hey stop right there, stop, stop, stop, stop, I have a right to stop you because your being suspicious. Also Elijah should of never reached for the officers gun, I understand that there’s no video of Elijah grabbing the officers gun but that’s because 1 camera fell to the ground and the position of the other 2 officers because Elijah was resisting the whole time so the officers were really close to him and you can’t see if he grabbed for the gun but also think about this, why would the cop say that when there very well could of been video of him grabbing? Anyways Elijah should of simply stopped because the officer did have a reason to stop him and Elijah should of cooperated.

[@user-gt5me3nf6b]

@@qhpainters‘Elijah shouldn’t have reached for the gun’ then completely contradicts yourself by saying there is no evidence regarding that a statement , what a joke

[@sanforddennis6067]

wow!!! can't even walk to a store

[@averywisdom6553]

Imagine being the person who called the cops, they are the main reason he died

[@herogibson]

a point nobody is even thinking about here. everyone has their political agenda to get out in the comment section. nobody is doing any actual thinking.

[@ravemasterdbzwwe]

he was suspicious. don't forget this was before masks were common. a dude wearing a mask walking down the street is suspicious. the cops wanted to talk to him to make sure he didnt commit a crime or is about to but he wouldn't stop to cooperate with them so they had to take him down. its a sad story but i'm agreeing with the cops on this one.

[@alaaye5237]

@@ravemasterdbzwwe It was colder that day and he was anemic... the cops had no reason to choke him. literally screw off you racist bootlicker.

[@overrated_shotz585]

@@ravemasterdbzwwe this is horribly wrong, being suspicious is not a crime and they asked him to stop and was putting down his music to listen but at the point the cop put his hands on him already they had no right to do that

[@caracasboogie]

That person have no conscience.

[@marieperry5772]

He literally said he couldn't breathe multiple times and began to vomit.

[@hunterhansen79]

The cops are completely ignoring his pleas, talking to each other. No empathy. No humanity.

[@joannajunisa4426]

@ဪ wtf is wrong with you

[@mikey9265]

@ဪ you had to use the guys death to try and talk about politics 🖕🏾

[@blkpplareabsolutelygorgeou1691]

You really should just log off.

[@lilineoralus6898]

@ဪ You racist bigot by the way Jesus is black !

[@vladivanov5500]

It was paramedics that administered the drug that most likely killed him, incidentally, not the officers. Can't really fault them just for restraining him, especially after he raises his voice to them, physically resists being detained and reaches for a gun after asserting "I intend to take my power back!"

[@biosh4x]

I am heart broken over this. He's a kid for God sake, he was tiny. Like why

[@jogmas12]

The chickens will come to roost no doubt on this police force over this

[@cjsmomom]

We all know why.

[@sashaminx75]

Yaaas, already had 3 cops so y they needed backup 💁🏾‍♀️🤬

[@snuffdipper6342]

IM IN TEARS OVER THIS!!!!!!! THEY KILLED THIS YOUNG MAN!!!!!!!!!!

Hu Kares Many older/elderly people still consider those in their teens and early twenties “kids.” Sure, after 18, they’re legally adults, but I think you get what I mean. Heck, to me, McMclain doesn’t look any older than 16-17 in any of the photos I’ve seen of him.

[@oscarking1156]

That brought me to tears..... He was socially awkward and scared to death... They show no compassion or ability to sense that!

[@rhyoliteaquacade]

I feel for his family. He was a nice kid with a future ahead and the cops simply killed him for "being different".

[@p51mustang24]

He seems moderately - severely autistic. Autistic people often don't know how to deal with difficult situations like a police encounter, and it's totally plausible that he would resist and go for the officers gun, not to mention the bizarre dialogue. Probably not meaning harm, but also not totally aware of the harm he could do if he took an officers gun and started blasting.

[@kweaver2459]

@Skeeter how?????

[@kweaver2459]

@Skeeter what are you stupid? There's no simpler way to ask

[@dylanjones2833]

same fam.

[@davidcrispin4482]

I hope the person who called the cops on this person knows HE killed him. Just mind your business, unless you actually see a crime happening!!!

[@rickyscrooge9631]

It’s wrong to say that the man who called killed him. It’s not the callers job to worry if the police act accordingly. The cops killed him, and the caller couldn’t have expected that to happen.

[@heidiramirez439]

@@rickyscrooge9631 but there wasn’t really any reason for him to be suspicious of him lol. We wear masks all the time now, is that suspicious? No.

[@johnnailling2]

To his credit he did say he could be a good or bad person

[@platonichain6937]

@@rickyscrooge9631 wearing a ski mask is not a crime against the law lol the 911 caller is just as responsible for making an unnecessary call

[@idaildiago9862]

@@rickyscrooge9631 it was the cops and that guys fault. He didn’t do anything to cause harm and the guy decided to call for no reason. The officers and guy deserve jail time

[@BlackSilverTreasure]

Suspicion is not a crime. No probable cause here

[@cdawgforeal372]

Bruh the fact a lot of americans think it's okay for cops to immediately start touching you is baffling 😮

[@bookeblade]

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[@codywillis7842]

I support officers, but not crap like this. Absolutely sickening! If that was my son, I would be burning down the city too.

[@frantrellroger13]

@Trump IS YOUR President that still doesn’t give them the right to put their hands on you. He didn’t commit a crime so the only thing they can do is talk to him or question him

[@kagakudoragon]

@Trump IS YOUR President It’s even worse since your name combined with your comment truly shows how ignorant you are. For you see I could care less about the presidential debate but this is why people get so agitated at trump and his supports. Because they make absolutely baffling comments like this. Of course this is a generalization but my point still stands.

[@LMT069]

@@frantrellroger13, literally their job to detain you and verify that you are or are not who they intended to find, and determine your intent!

[@tiffanyoneill8718]

It wasn't any 'natural death.' He would have walked home and made it there had this not happened. This is heartbreaking. They even threatened the dog to him. :(

[@jittersgeyser620]

Yes, threaten to make sure he doesnt resist. Which is what that officer was told was happening. Do you suggest not making threats and use force instead?

[@thats_baddog]

​@@jittersgeyser620 I mean force was used and what happened? They tried to talk but instead of making sure the "suspect" understood the position they where in most likely due to music and wanting to avoid a encounter with police by pointing in the direction of home, they used force to detain the person for disorderly conduct, i guess they needed 3 people and a carotid hold (which the department of justice since has banned unless deadly force has been authorized and obviously it wasn't needed in this case) and you can clearly tell he had some type of condition but you know what sucks about excessive force resulting in a death we will never be able to ask Eli why didn't he stop R.I.P to the person that lost their life, or did that not matter in your peanut sized brain?

[@nonyabizness.original]

"i have a right to stop you cuz you're being suspicious." BEING suspicious.

[@KP-iq5us]

WTF ........LOOKING SUSPECT...WTH.....FOH....

[@MeauxGreenMusic]

walking through neighborhoods wearing a ski mask, carrying a bag isn’t suspicious? I’m sure you see it every day huh 🤔

[@StefanC123]

@@MeauxGreenMusic i'd be more suspicious because he ran away... oh wait, he didnt. that is the first thing you do wearing a ski mask after commiting a crime i guess? dont find a justification for someone who could have just ask what this guy is doing. or do you want to go in handcuffs before you get asked if you dont even know what you could have done?!

[@kaymarjoh]

@@StefanC123 So now we aren't able to report suspicious behavior? We just have to wait for bad things to happen? The police calmly told him to stop walking and he continued to walk away. They were just going to check him. If he truly was innocent he would have complied with them without hesitation or fear. Additionally, he clearly was on something. For a small guy it took 2 police officers to contain him. So YOUR argument is wack. I hope you never become a police officer if you aren't going to do anything.

[@MeauxGreenMusic]

Stefan C. Actually he did kinda run away which is why he got physically detained. At 1:10 they tell him 10 times to stop and he didn’t, which raises suspicion further. If you’re not doing anything wrong why not stop and answer the questions. He tried to just leave. They are legally allowed to stop him and telling him to stop is a legal order. That’s how it works. At 1:50 they ask him again please just comply and he still doesn’t and gets physical.

[@freegame1k]

"I'm just different " put tears in my eyes . I hope you're resting peacefully Elijah. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💜

[@KimontheWeb]

“Whatever he's on, he has incredible strength”...naw, he's not on anything, ya'll just weak.

[@shaabosqueezy6599]

He was scared of his life and he seen it fading...

[@ajaadams5026]

Exactly! When a white kid shoots up a school because he ‘felt like it’ everyone wants to cry mental illness. But when a young black boy is ACTUALLY special needs or just a little socially awkward or different then he is on drugs. The whole time THEY drugged him THEY killed this child.

[@celinamanuelita4687]

@Free Spirit exactly what I was going to say

[@mindymartinez4134]

Their just on a power trip! He was afraid for his life and for good reason obviously!💔😢

[@ML-nj4qi]

It's called fighting for your life....

[@kassanovaa]

"whatever he is on he has incredible strength" HES FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE!!!! this sickens me!!! He's literally on the drug called "I'm trying to not die while in the custody of those who pledge to keep people safe" these so called police officers are PATHETIC.

[@bernicez]

agreed! it’s a law for police to stay neutral until their suspicions are CONFIRMED. the fact they made the claim he was on something proves the had the mentality he was guilty which breaks the rules of being a cop. they should’ve been taken to prison or DEFINITELY FIRED!!! no hope for america

[@anton5077]

First of all he resisted an arrest (which is a crime in it's own) and, even if we might not have seen it on camera, tried to grab a police officers gun so he's the one in fault and also the one guilty for his own actions. He could've just accepted the arrest and not try to hassle around which with the cops which in the end is all his fault. Sadly he passed away to soon and he seemed like an inoccent man with a bright future but in the end actions often causes consequences and that's just life.

[@dowoomsday]

@@anton5077 “resisting arrest” isn’t a crime, assaulting an officer while resisting is, which he never did & even if he did resisting arrest is not a death sentence

[@anton5077]

@@dowoomsday You should look up "Penal code 148" if you think that resisting an arrest isn't a crime. It says that "Resisting arrest in is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, and/or a $1000 fine" so you're completely wrong. And also I don't think you even heard the last part of this video because they never stated that it was the cops that killed Elijah. They said that they never could determine the death becuase it was either to a reaction to the ketamine that the ambulance workers gave him, from a natural death or from the control hold the cops had him in. So you can never say to 100% that it was the cops that killed Elijah, unless you're 100% biased against cops. Good day slay3r

[@dowoomsday]

@@anton5077 the fact that the force used by the cops could’ve been what killed him is an issue

[@mrjag4089]

“All I was trying to do was become better”~~ Elijah McClain 🙏🏽

[@BTradez]

he’s in paradise now ❤️

[@brianwatts5185]

@@BTradez ❤💯

[@ericdaniel3084]

@@BTradez lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll88888kk clinches is the other way 888feet a little

[@puterausman7682]

Going to a store with a ski mask and then walking with that is not a trait of a man who want to became better.

[@brianwatts5185]

@@puterausman7682 bro come on man...just come on. Don't comment something like that man. That is not the solution.

[@jaybogan2077]

He is special needs anemic, sad they killed a little guy for nothing.

[@Filmkid3000]

heartbreaking

[@chloemichelle5002]

the poor bb:((he did not deserve this.

[@jaybogan2077]

Marie this kid showed no threat extremely 😞

[@jaybogan2077]

chloe michelle There is No justification to strangle a innocent kid.

[@jaybogan2077]

chloe michelle only saying that this kid is innocent and non threatening at all.