Tyre Nichols death

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Two former officers charged in Tyre Nichols death out on bond (wreg.com)

At this time, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said the investigation is ongoing. Left: Justin Smith, top center: Emmitt Martin III, top right: ...

What we know about Tyre Nichols' death and the investigation into ... (CBS News)

On the way home, he was stopped for reckless driving, according to the Memphis Police Department. As officers approached Nichols to arrest him, a "confrontation ...

Five Memphis police officers were determined to be "directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. A protest was already scheduled Friday evening in front of Dallas Police Department headquarters. The video is expected to be released Friday evening. The plaintiff, Cordarlrius Sledge, said he was an inmate in 2015 when Haley and another corrections officer accused him of flushing contraband. He was named as a defendant in a 2016 federal civil rights lawsuit while employed by the Shelby County Division of Corrections. As officers approached Nichols to arrest him, a "confrontation" occurred and Nichols then fled, police said. "Justice means following the law," Massey said. Nichols was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Nichols," according to Memphis Police Director Cerelyn "CJ" Davis: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith. A second "confrontation" also occurred at some point before Nichols was ultimately arrested, police said. [charged with murder](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-officers-charged-second-degree-murder/) in the death of [Tyre Nichols](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-death-arrest-protest-police-investigation-memphis-tennessee/), a Black man who died three days after a violent traffic stop. Here is what we know so far about his death and the aftermath.

5 Memphis ex-police charged with murder and jailed over beating ... (NPR)

The five former officers each face a litany of charges, including second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and ...

"The Memphis Police Department is committed to protecting and defending the rights of every citizen in our city," Davis said. "This tragedy meets the absolute definition of a needless and unnecessary death. He also said that Mills has dedicated his life to protecting his community and to be accused in the death of someone is "devastating." and duty to render aid." "Yet again, we're seeing evidence of what happens to Black and brown people from simple traffic stops," Crump said. "By failing to write a piece of legislation, you're writing another obituary. All five surrendered to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) agents Thursday morning and are being held in the Shelby County Jail. The office said it was working to determine how quickly it could release the footage. She called it a professional failing and said "the incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane." If anyone needs to see this video, it's every single leader in congress," Johnson said in his statement. "We worked swiftly and also fairly — calculated to ensure we have a strong case." His family said the police beat him so badly that he became unrecognizable.

Tyre Nichols death: 5 fired Memphis police officers charged with ... (WOKV)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five officers fired last week from the Memphis Police Department face murder and other charges in the death earlier this month of ...

EST Jan. The doctors pulled the plug on Jan. But my son died on Jan. [On Fox13Memphis.com: Tyre Nichols died from ‘extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,’ autopsy shows](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/tyre-nichols-died-extensive-bleeding-caused-by-severe-beating-autopsy-shows/2CBGBLV2E5H7DMUOEP44QIBPZQ/) A grand jury met on Thursday morning, the news station reported. the video of this incident.” 16: The director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation called video of the confrontation between police and Nichols on Jan. Attorney Ben Crump compared video of the encounter to footage of the 1991 police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles, calling it “very troublesome on every level,” the news station reported. Nichols died on Jan. The video will be released on Friday evening, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said. “The City of Memphis & the Memphis Police Department need to take a hard look at the misconduct & failure that has occurred within this unit. Bill Lee offered his sympathies to Tyre Nichols’ and promised in a statement that “cruel, criminal abuse of power will not be tolerated in the state.”

A Timeline of Events in the Tyre Nichols Case (The New York Times)

Mr. Nichols was pulled over by the Memphis police on the evening of Jan. 7 and died three days later. Five officers were charged with murder on Thursday.

Jan. 10 that showed him in a hospital bed, apparently unconscious, his face bruised and swollen. Lawyers for the family called the video “disgusting,” likening it to the one showing how Rodney King was brutalized by Los Angeles police in 1991. Nichols’ death, including policies governing excessive use of force, duty to intervene and duty to render aid. Mr. 16: Mr. Supporters held a protest at a nearby police precinct. The police said there was then “another confrontation” as officers arrested him, and that an ambulance was called after he complained of shortness of breath. The Memphis police said in an initial statement that a “confrontation occurred” as the officers approached his vehicle and that Mr. Nichols was pulled over by the Memphis police on the evening of Jan. “Not only was it violent, it was savage.” Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died after being pulled over by the police in Memphis.

What we know – and still don't know – about what led to Tyre ... (CNN)

It's been almost three weeks since a traffic stop in Memphis led to a violent arrest and, three days later, the death of the 29-year-old Black driver.

And when you see the video, you will see why he was scared for his life.” Portions of the audio are inaudible, but you can hear a brief part of the conversation between an officer and the dispatcher. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual,” Chief Cerelyn Davis said in a YouTube video Wednesday, her first on-camera comments about the arrest that preceded Nichols’ death. “This incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane, and in the vein of transparency, when the video is released in the coming days, you will see this for yourselves.” He ran because he was scared for his life. “Nobody’s perfect OK, but he was damn near.” Five Memphis Police Department officers, who also are Black, were fired after an internal investigation and are [facing criminal charges](http://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tyre-nichols-memphis-news-1-26-23/index.html), including second-degree murder charges. “There was another altercation at a nearby location at which the serious injuries were experienced by Mr. Officers apprehended him and “another confrontation occurred,” resulting in Nichols’ arrest, police said. Pepper spray was deployed and Nichols ran, he said. Martin III, Smith, Bean, Haley and Mills, Jr. Officials have also not released Nichols’ autopsy.