Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

 

April 26, 2024



Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived.

The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. Now he sat on the ground with hands cuffed behind his back and took in oxygen through a mask.

Then, officers moved Jackson to his side so a medic could inject him with a potent knockout drug.

"It's just going to calm you down," an officer assured Jackson. Within minutes, Jackson's heart stopped. He never...



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