Tavaris McGuire
Tavaris McGuire, 21, died in February 2017 in the emergency room of St. Vincent Kokomo in Kokomo, Indiana, after an overdose. His family's federal lawsuit says Kokomo police and Howard County jail staff failed to get him proper medical help and did not monitor him while he was overdosing. The lawsuit says that failure of care led to his death. The article gives no official response to these claims.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). His family's federal lawsuit says Kokomo police and Howard County jail staff failed to get him proper medical help and did not monitor him while he was overdosing.
Reported by: McGuire's family, in a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued, alleging that Kokomo police and Howard County jail staff failed to get him proper medical help and did not monitor him while he was overdosing.