Thousands gather in Denver to protest Elijah McClain’s death

DENVER (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside a suburban Denver police building Saturday to call for justice in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police last year. McClain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital and was later declared brain dead and removed from life support. McClain’s death last August has prompted a handful of small protests over the last 10 months, but his case has garnered renewed attention amid a