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The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the past 15 years. The strategy, intended to reduce violence and save lives, has proven deadly, and disproportionate: Of the 94 who died over the past decade; about half were Black. The deaths illustrate 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.

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the past 15 years. The strategy, intended to reduce violence and save lives, has proven deadly, and disproportionate: Of the 94 who died over the past decade; about half were Black. The deaths illustrate 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.

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

Associated Press investigation based on law enforcement and medical records shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths

Confirmed deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties.

At least 15 people died in Texas over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.

At least 15 people died in Texas over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative.

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

An AP investigation shows how a strategy intended to reduce violence and save lives has resulted in some avoidable deaths.

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years and is built on questionable science.