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Crime and Justice News
Jun 211 min read
EMS Data Shows Firearm Injuries Spiked During Pandemic and Remained Elevated Last Year
Rates of emergency medical services encounters for firearm injuries spiked in 2021 to more than 25% over 2019 levels, but they began to...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 292 min read
Paramedic Gets 14-Month Work Release Term in McClain's Death
A paramedic convicted in the 2019 Colorado death of Elijah McClain was sentenced to 14 months in a work-release program and four years of...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
Paramedic Gets Five-Year Prison Term For Death Of Elijah McClain
A Colorado paramedic was sentenced to five years in prison in a rare prosecution of medical responders for the death of Elijah McClain, a...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 12 min read
Paramedics Change How They Work After Convictions in Colorado
Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury handed down a rare decision,...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Parademics' Conviction In McClain Case Could Chill First Responders
Two Colorado paramedics were convicted Friday for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019. The verdict...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Issue In Third McClain Trial: Are Paramedics Criminally Responsible?
The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver involves homicide and...
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