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Angelo St. player killed in alleged burglary had synthetic drug in system

Christian Taylor, the Angelo State defensive back who was killed in an alleged burglary in Fort Worth, Texas, in August, had a synthic drug that can cause hallucinations in his system at the time of his death.

Taylor, 19, was shot by an officer in training who was responding to the burglary call at a car dealership on August 7. Taylor was unarmed.

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From the Dallas Morning News:

The autopsy characterized the illegal psychedelic found in Taylor’s blood, NBOMe, as a drug that’s known to “cause distorted perceptions, agitation and hallucinations” and one that has been “associated with random and bizarre behavior in users.” The autopsy report likened some of the drug’s effects to those of LSD. Taylor’s autopsy also indicated recent use of marijuana.

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Police said Taylor had driven his Jeep through the glass of the dealership to get inside. Once he was inside, his actions were caught on surveillance tape.

Surveillance camera footage released shortly after the shooting showed Taylor at the dealership, at one point standing on the hood of a silver Ford Mustang, stomping on the glass and trying to rip it away, and eventually trying to climb inside. Taylor also drove his Jeep through the dealership’s showroom window, though that’s not shown on camera.

The autopsy also showed that Taylor had gunshhot wounds to his neck, chest and abdomen and all indications were that he was facing the gun at the time of the shooting.

Brad Miller, the officer who shot Taylor, was fired in the days after the shooting because of protocol violations in his response to the burglary call. Miller graduated from academy training in March and had been performing his duties under the supervision of a training officer. The case could be a criminal one as the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and the findings could be presented to a grand jury.

A law went into effect on Tuesday in Texas that made NBOMe compounds a felony drug offense.

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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!