The third and final trial over Mr. McClain’s 2019 death will examine the role of the medics who responded while the young Black man was in police custody.

Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec were the Aurora Fire and Rescue paramedics who injected McClain with 500 milligrams (mg) of ketamine on Aug. 24, 2019.

BRIGHTON, Colo. (CN) — The trial began on Wednesday for two Aurora first responders who face manslaughter charges after administering a fatal dose of ketamine to 23-year-old Elijah McClain on Aug. 24, 2019, after he was stopped by police on his way home from purchasing iced tea.

Jury selection, in court, begins (soon) in the trial of two paramedics charged in connection with the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in Aurora.

Opening statements are scheduled in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver.

"Society's thinking about these things has changed and evolved, especially since George Floyd," Wolfberg said.

Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec — charged in Elijah McClain's death will begin this week once jury selection wraps up.Details: Cooper and Cichuniec made the determination to inject McClain with ketamine,

Two Aurora paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine after police stopped him in 2019 are on trial for the young man's death. FOX31's Andrea Henderson has the breakdown of Wednesday's opening arguments.