BREAKING: 5 Memphis cops charged with murder in Tyre Nichols case as video release looms. Here are all the latest developments
Tyre Nichols, 29, was stopped in Memphis for alleged reckless driving on Jan. 7; police said a confrontation ensued, he ran and another confrontation happened; he ended up in the hospital and died three days later
Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday. U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to investigate the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police.Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said he would provide an update on the state's investigation Thursday afternoon.
““This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual," Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said in a video statement that was released late Wednesday on social media. Video footage of the arrest has been shown to Nichols' family, but has not been made public, though local officials have pledged to release it this week or next week.
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