More protests are expected Saturday across New York and New Jersey following the release Friday of body cam video showing Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man.
Protesters brought traffic to a standstill and could be heard chanting, "Say his name! Tyre Nichols!" is preparing for a possible weekend of protest across the city. A few arrests were made Friday night after protesters vandalized a police car. NYPD officers drag a demonstrator off a car as people protest on Jan. 27, 2023 in New York City. that while New Yorkers had a right to protest the decision, they needed to do so peacefully.
Protesters are detained by officers after damaging a police vehicle during rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in New York on Jan. 27, 2023. Nichols' family members and their lawyers said footage of the incident shows officers savagely beating the FedEx worker for three minutes in an assault that the legal team likened to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis described the officers' actions as "heinous, reckless and inhumane," and said Friday that her department has been unable to substantiate the reckless driving allegation that prompted the stop.
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