Hannah Kasulka Instagram – Elijah McClain was a massage therapist who loved animals and would play his violin to stray cats on his lunch breaks so they wouldn’t be lonely. His friends and family said he loved to dance and sing. He was such a sweet soul. On August 24th of last year he was detained on his way home from picking up an iced tea for his brother in Aurora, Colorado. He was held in a carotid hold and given an overdose of ketamine to restrain him. He had a heart attack on the way to the hospital and died three days later after being declared brain dead. He was unarmed. He was 23. His last words as the officers held him down are heartbreaking. Elijah was an angel on Earth. While victims of police brutality don’t need to be angels, when a sweet and tender soul like Elijah or Breonna Taylor (an unarmed essential worker who was in her home!) is killed from a police encounter and no wrongdoing is found it’s obvious that it’s WAY past due to dismantle this oppressive and demonstrative system. Link in my bio/stories to take action and help #defundthepolice #elijahmcclain #breonnataylor