Two Colorado paramedics go on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative.

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

The trial of two Colorado paramedics charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, among other counts, in connection with the death of Elijah McClain will proceed with jury selection on Monday.

Nathan Woodyard was suspended for two years until jury found him not guilty of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide

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,

One of the officers indicted in McClain’s death was convicted last month of lesser charges: third-degree assault and homicide. The two other officers were acquitted by jurors following trials that lasted for weeks.

The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver involves homicide and manslaughter charges against two paramedics. It's a prosecution experts say enters largely uncharted legal territory by levying criminal charges against medical first responders.

Jury selection in the final trial over Elijah McClain's death began Monday. Experts say the charges against paramedics are virtually unprecedented.

Two Colorado paramedics are facing homicide and manslaughter charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. McClain, a Black man, died after being stopped by police in Denver.