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An Aurora firefighter-paramedic who was convicted of assault and negligent homicide in the death Elijah McClain, has been freed after the trial judge agreed to reduce his sentence. Peter Cichuniec, 51, had been incarcerated in the Sterling Correctional Facility, serving a five-year prison sentence.

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Two paramedics from Aurora Fire Rescue are among five people indicted in the death of Elijah McClain in 2019. Lieutenant Peter Cichuniec, medic Jeremy Cooper, and three police officers were charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of criminally negligent homicide.

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