Colorado officers placed on leave after photos near site of Elijah McClain's death

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Officers from the Aurora, Colorado, police department have been placed on paid leave after allegations that "multiple" police officers were depicted in photos near the site where Elijah McClain died, the interim police chief said Monday night.

McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, died last year after he was put in a chokehold by police. His death has sparked protests, and on Thursday, Gov. Jared Polis appointed a special prosecutor to investigate his death.

Aurora police interim chief Vanessa Wilson did not detail the photographs or indicate when they were taken. Wilson said in a statement that she was apprised of the allegations reported to internal affairs Thursday afternoon.

"I immediately ordered Internal Affairs to make this investigation their top priority," Wilson said in the statement. "This accelerated investigation was completed this evening."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/colorado-officers-placed-on-leave-after-photos-near-site-of-elijah-mcclains-death/ar-BB168vCt?li=BBnb7Kz

[Nevilledog]

1. This story is really unclear.

Are these photos of police officers mocking the death of Elijah? That's my guess.

[bobbieinok]

2. Just leave? Some yrs ago there was a major shooting spree in an Aurora movie theater, right?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Some reports say they were reenacting his death at the site. FTP.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Death sentence for walking home from the store

Something sounds familiar about this. Young black man walking home from a convenience store to never make it home. Murdered for being black while walking home.