Risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

WCVB— Demetrio Jackson's death illustrates an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer's gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe.

WANE 15—Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police. The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.

Reading Eagle—Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police. An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. The injections are given by medical personnel during police encounters. The investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths. While sedatives were mentioned as a cause or...

NBC Bay Area—At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police. An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. It was impossible for the AP to determine the exact role injections may have played in the deaths, which medical officials typically blame on drug use...