Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostSheneen McClain (right) speaks to an activist before taking part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for her son, Elijah McClain, and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostA hearse with the words written on the window “Elijah didn’t deserve to be put here” lines up for a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostPeople take part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostAariyah Johnson, 17 (left), Nya Johnson, 15, and Elijah McClain’s younger brother, Dehani McClain, 8, take part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostActivist Candice Bailey, pictured in a sideview mirror, becomes overwhelmed with emotion while taking part in a car protest that she helped organize and included more than 200 vehicles that blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostTwo young children look out their window to see people driving by in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostPeople take part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostSheneen McClain takes part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for her son, Elijah McClain, and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostShana Shaw raises herself out of a car window and begins to cry while taking part in a car protest calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostPeople take part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostEight-year-old Dehani McClian, flashes the peace sign while taking part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for his brother, Elijah McClain, in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostA young boy raises his fist while walking down the sidewalk and watching people drive by during a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostEight-year-old, Danny Golovach, raises a BLM sign from the back seat of his father’s car during a protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostShana Shaw raises her fist out of a car sunroof in while taking part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
Kevin Mohatt, Special to the Denver PostSheneen McClain raises her fist while taking part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for her son, Elijah McClain, and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
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Sheneen McClain (right) speaks to an activist before taking part in a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks calling for justice for her son, Elijah McClain, and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora on July 12, 2020.
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Demonstrators organized a car protest that included more than 200 vehicles and blocked traffic for several blocks, calling for justice for Elijah McClain and to defund the Aurora Police Department in Aurora, Colorado on July 12, 2020.













