Almost two weeks after Tyre Nichols died at a hospital, city officials sat down with Nichols' family to watch footage of five Memphis Police Department officers during the traffic stop that happened three days before his death.
of five Memphis Police Department officers during the traffic stop that happened three days before his death. The family, flanked by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, attorney Antonio Romanucci, and Memphis mayoral candidate Van Turner, who is also the president the of NAACP's Memphis branch, held a press conference during which Crump called the video"appalling.
" What happened to Tyre Nichols?with Memphis police. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called to investigate the officers'"use of force" and the FBI, Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office are investigating the incident for potential civil rights violations. According to police, officers from the Memphis Police Department pulled over Nichols, who has no criminal record, around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 for a traffic violation. After what police described as two"confrontations," Nichols was arrested and"complained of a shortness of breath."Memphis Police fire 5 officers involved in traffic stop The five officers involved in the stop were placed on administrative leave immediately following the incident andfollowing a hearing. The department cited multiple department policy violations, including those on use of force, failure to render aid and their duty to intervene. Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith were all fired Friday evening. They had been with the department since Aug. 2020, Aug. 2020, March 2018, March 2017, and March 2018, respectively."This has to stop," Romanucci said during a press conference Monday afternoon.Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said his office is working with Memphis Police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on releasing the video of the incident. Mulroy said the video could be released"this week or next."Skateboarders protest for Tyre Nichols outside Memphis city hallwith supporters of the family and cycled through familiar tricks — ollies, tic tacs, and kickflips, among others. The skaters were there at the request of Nichols' family. Nichols himself was an avid skateboarder and his friends described skating culture as one of the most important aspects of Nichols' life, aside from his young son.
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