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ELIJAH McCLAIN

1996 - 2019

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Elijah Jovan McClain was a licensed massage therapist in Aurora, Colorado. He shared an apartment with his cousin near his work. 

While still a teenager he taught himself to play violin and guitar. He was an animal lover, and in his free time, he volunteered at a local animal shelter where he was known to play violin to the animals awaiting adoption, noting that the music seemed to put distressed animals at ease. 

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Friends and family described him as a "spiritual seeker, pacifist, oddball, vegetarian, athlete, and peacemaker who was exceedingly gentle."

Elijah was killed by police in 2019.

Source: wikimedia commons  //  AP News

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