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Three Colorado officers are now on leave and an investigation has begun after a Black man passed away following a confrontation with law enforcement in suburban Denver. The family of Elijah McClain‘s took him off life support last Friday after they claim a violent arrest by Aurora officers left him brain dead The Denver Post reported.

“This was a case of police brutality of someone so sweet,” said McClain’s sister Samara McClain. “He doesn’t deserve this. He shouldn’t be in a hospital.”

The incident began just after 10:30 pm on August 24, when police said they got a call about a “suspicious person” wearing a ski mask and waving his arms as he walked down the street. McClain’s sister said her brother was headed to the corner store for some tea and would often wear ski masks because he suffered from anemia and gets cold easily.

Police allege McClain refused to stop walking and grew violent and combative when they attempted to arrest him. Police would call the paramedics because of the “level of physical force applied while restraining the subject and his agitated mental state.”

McClain was then given a “standard medication” to help him calm down. The 24-year-old suffered cardiac arrest during the ambulance ride to the hospital. Aurora police spokesman Anthony Camacho has remained quiet about the extent of McClain’s injuries, along with the medication that was provided to him after the Three Colorado officers are now on leave and an investigation has begun after a Black man passed away following a confrontation with law enforcement. However, he did say three officers are on paid leave as both the Denver and Aurora police departments, and the district attorney’s office investigate.

The bodycam footage of the arrest will be released once prosecutors are done with their review according to Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz.

“I am not happy that somebody was seriously injured and fell ill after an interaction with public safety first responders,” Metz said adding that officers had reasonable suspicion to stop McClain. Samara told the Denver Post her brother was a massage therapist and had planned to go to college and earn a degree.

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