Colorado Police Officers Under Investigation For Photos At Elijah McClain Memorial
The photos surfaced after an officer with the Aurora Police Department reported them to the internal affairs unit. Officers in the photos have since been placed on administrative leave with pay.
The police department in Aurora, Colo., is investigating several officers who posed for photographs near the site where Elijah McClain was forcibly arrested as he walked home from a convenience store last summer. The site became a memorial to the 23-year-old who died in police custody. He was not suspected of committing any crime.
Interim Chief of Police Vanessa Wilson late Monday night, saying that when she learned about the photos on Thursday, she "immediately ordered Internal Affairs to make this investigation their top priority."
