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When a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health treatment. The woman would watch as her son, Taylor Ware, was bitten by a police dog, shocked with a Taser, pinned to the ground and injected with a sedative. He would die at a hospital days later. Two experts who reviewed Ware’s August 2019 death for The Associated Press said the initial responding officer’s decision not to wait for backup triggered a chain of events that resulted in a preventable death. Ware’s autopsy found that he died from “excited delirium" — a disputed condition used for decades to explain the deaths of people restrained by police.

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Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as happened with George Floyd in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. Medical officials cited the force in about half the cases. In others, officers didn’t follow best safety practices, creating a recipe for death. These deadly encounters happened in nearly every state and the deceased came from all walks of life. The toll, however, disproportionately fell on Black Americans.

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When a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health treatment. The woman would watch as her son, Taylor Ware, was bitten by a police dog, shocked with a Taser, pinned to the ground and injected with a sedative. He would die at a hospital days later. Two experts who reviewed Ware’s August 2019 death for The Associated Press said the initial responding officer’s decision not to wait for backup triggered a chain of events that resulted in a preventable death. Ware’s autopsy found that he died from “excited delirium" — a disputed condition used for decades to explain the deaths of people restrained by police.

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NCAA President Charlie Baker is urging states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances. Prop bets allow gamblers to wager on statistics a player will accumulate during a game. The NBA has opened an investigation into Toronto Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations related to his own performance in individual games. Ohio, Vermont and Maryland are among the states that have removed prop betting on college athletes. The American Gaming Association estimates $2.7 billion will be bet this year on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments through legal sportsbooks.

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