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In this combination of images from body-camera videos, medics prepare to inject sedatives to Ivan Gutzalenko in Richmond, Calif., in 2021; Hunter Barr in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2020, and Wesley Garrett-Henry in San Diego, Calif., in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press published in 2024, has found the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts. (Richmond Police Department, Colorado Springs Police Department, San Diego Police Department via AP)

In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, police approach Demetrio Jackson in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021. Jackson’s 2021 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. (Altoona Police Department via AP)

In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, an officer fires a Taser at Demetrio Jackson in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021. After officers couldn't handcuff Jackson, the officer fired additional darts. (Altoona Police Department via AP)

In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, police restrain Demetrio Jackson in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021, minutes before a paramedic injects him with ketamine. Five medical experts who reviewed the case for AP said Jackson’s behavior did not appear to be dangerous enough to justify the use of ketamine. (Altoona Police Department via AP)

In this image from Altoona Police Department body-camera video, Demetrio Jackson is placed on a gurney after paramedics administered an injection of the sedative ketamine in a parking lot on the border of Altoona and Eau Claire, Wis., on Oct. 8, 2021. Later, Jackson stopped breathing on the way to Sacred Heart Hospital. He'd suffered cardiac arrest and had no brain function. (Altoona Police Department via AP)

This photo provided by Rita Gowens shows her son, Demetrio Jackson, at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis., in October 2021. Gowens spoke to him, held his hand and hoped for a miracle. She eventually agreed to remove him from a ventilator after his condition didn't improve, singing into his ear as he took his final breaths: “You've never lost a battle, and I know, I know, you never will.” (Rita Gowens via AP)

This image provided by Rita Gowens shows her son, Demetrio Jackson. Gowens remembers him as a happy boy with chunky cheeks that inspired the nickname “Meatball.” (Courtesy Rita Gowens via AP)

Rita Gowens speaks about her late son, Demetrio Jackson, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Anderson, Ind. There are few days when she doesn’t ask, “Why did they give him an animal tranquilizer?” (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Rita Gowens prays during a service at Celebration Church at Arrow Heights, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, in Anderson, Ind. She has nightmares about how police and EMS treated her son, Demetrio Jackson. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Rita Gowens sings during a service at Celebration Church at Arrow Heights in Anderson, Ind., on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)