The cause of death, which was previously listed as 'undetermined,' was listed in the amended report as 'complications of ketamine administration following forcible restraint.
A suburban Denver police department whose officers were indicted in the death of Elijah McClain will revamp its use-of-force policies.
"The investigation suggests that McClain received an intramuscular dose of ketamine that was higher than recommended for his weight," the report from Adams County Monica chief coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan read. "Further, my review of all the body camera footage shows that Mr. McClain was extremely sedated within minutes of receiving a shot of ketamine. When he was placed on a stretcher, I believe he was displaying agonal breathing and respiratory arrest was imminent.
In the report, Broncucia-Jordan acknowledged that another forensic pathologist may have considered the manner of death in this case to be a "homicide or accident." Aurora police officers responded to the scene and confronted McClain. An officer can be heard saying in body camera footage that they put him into a carotid chokehold, which restricts the carotid artery and cuts off blood to the brain, according to the Department of Justice. McClain can be heard saying, "I can't breathe," in police body camera footage.
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