(CNN) Colorado Attorney General General Phil Weiser is opening a grand jury investigation into the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black massage therapist who was confronted by police while walking home and died days later after being placed in a chokehold, said a statement from Weiser. "Under the Governor's executive order, the Attorney General's Office continues to conduct an independent investigation concerning the events of August 24, 2019 involving Elijah McClain and his subsequent death," said the statement. "The grand jury is an investigative tool that has the power to compel testimony from witnesses and require production of documents and other relevant information," the statement said. "Our investigation will be thorough, guided by the facts and law, and worthy of the public's trust. McClain's death attracted renewed attention last summer after the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.

Source: CNN January 08, 2021 21:00 UTC