The 23-year-old died days after an encounter with the police and paramedics in 2019, which prompted investigations and demand for change within the Aurora, Colo., police force.
The 23-year-old Black man died three years ago after being placed in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative. The defendants will be tried in three separate trials.
From San Bernardino, Calif., and Aurora, Colo., to Orlando, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., sites of memory honor those killed in gun violence, and survivors.