After suspended Aurora Police Officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty on charges over his role in the death of Elijah McClain, his mother Sheneen McClain, right, and supporter MiDian Holmes joined hands and raised their fists in protest as they left a courtroom at the Adams County Justice Center, Nov. 6, 2023. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News/Hart Van Denburg/CPR News hide caption
Sheneen McClain stands at the site where her son Elijah was killed after an interaction with Aurora Police officers and paramedics resulted in the 23-year-old being restrained, choked and given a sedative on Aug. 24, 2019. Elijah McClain died less than a week later after leaving the scene unconscious and unable to breathe under his own power. AAron Ontiveroz/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020, in New York City. Byron Smith/Getty Images hide caption
A man walks past a display showing an image of Elijah McClain outside Laugh Factory during a candlelight vigil for McClain in Los Angeles on Aug. 24. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Three Aurora Police Department officers were fired in connection with staged photos wherein one officer held another in an apparent carotid restraint hold. That move was used to subdue Elijah McClain before he died. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
On Aug. 2, Officers Darian Dasko and Madisen Moen misidentified Brittney Gilliam's SUV license plate as one that matched that of a stolen out-of-state motorcycle. The incident, coupled with growing outrage over the killing of Elijah McClain, was one of several encounters between white officers and Black individuals that lead to mass demonstrations in Aurora, Colo., over the summer. Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The D/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
Elijah McClain's mother, Sheneen McClain (right), gets a hug from Colorado state Rep. Leslie Herod in June as they stand with protesters outside the Aurora, Colo., police headquarters. On Tuesday, Sheneen McClain and Lawayne Mosley filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in their son's death. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
Officers in Aurora, Colo., face off with protesters over Elijah McClain's death outside police headquarters Saturday at the Aurora Municipal Center. The department says it's investigating photos that officers took at a memorial site for McClain, who died in police custody in 2019. Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption
Elijah McClain's family, including his father LaWayne Mosley (left) have been calling for justice for the officer-involved death of the 23-year-old for nearly a year. Andy Cross/DP hide caption