Tyre Nichols

The 29-year-old was stopped in Memphis on 7 January for reckless driving and died three days later.

On Wednesday, lawyers for Mr Nichols' family said an autopsy indicated he had been beaten. The five officers, all of whom joined the Memphis Police Department in the last six years, were fired last week after an investigation found them to be "directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr Nichols". Five Memphis police officers charged over death of Tyre Nichols

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.

Jill and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and the entire Memphis community. Tyre's family deserves a swift, full, and.

That is why I called on Congress to send the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to my desk. Tyre’s death is a painful reminder that we must do more to ensure that our criminal justice system lives up to the promise of fair and impartial justice, equal treatment, and dignity for all. Violence is destructive and against the law.

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.

Nichols died three days after being detained by Memphis police. Jan. 18: Federal investigations begin. Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western ...

"Further details and findings from this independent report will be disclosed at another time." They have been charged with "second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravating kidnapping, resulting in bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power, official misconduct through failure to act when there is a duty imposed by law, and official oppression," according to the Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. It was unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating of this young boy for 3 minutes." “State authorities have publicly announced that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating," Ritz said in a statement. Francis Hospital in critical condition, according to police. Jan.

Video of the traffic stop arrest in Memphis that led to Tyre Nichols' death is due to be released on Friday.

"For them to act in such a brutal way is more egregious than I can tell you." "It was an unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes." "I join Tyre's family in calling for peaceful protest," he said. "This case exemplifies that it is not simply a white versus black issue, but instead that this is a power dynamic that plays itself out no matter the race of the police officers," he told the BBC. "No-one out there that night intended for Tyre Nichols to die," said a lawyer for one of the men. "This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual," said Cerelyn Davis, who is the first black woman in that role in Memphis.

Nichols, 29, died three days after a January traffic stop in Memphis led to a brutal beating.

My son was a beautiful soul.” Nichols’s mother, RowVaughn Wells, told the Post her son was a “gentle soul”. “He was a human piñata for those police officers,” the family attorney, Antonio Romanucci, told reporters. Memphis remains on edge as residents await the video release. Nichols, who had a four-year-old son, worked for the shipping giant FedEx. Two of the officers were on college football teams, the Post noted. “This is not just a professional failing. “Most kids don’t put their mom’s name. Nichols had Crohn’s disease and had trouble maintaining his body weight, the Washington Post Speaking to reporters after viewing the video, Romanucci said officers pepper-sprayed Nichols, used a stun – gun and restrained him. All the officers allegedly involved in his death exceeded 200lb. During the press conference on Thursday afternoon, officials indicated that the footage would be released after 6pm local time on Friday.

Tyre Nichols was a father, a man who loved his mama and a free-spirited soul who was looking for a new life in Memphis, Tennessee.

“Tyre was someone who knew everyone, and everyone had a positive image of him because that’s who he was,” Paxton said. He had such a free spirit and skating gave him his wings,” Paxton said. He was such a light. He grinds the rail and does tricks on his board in the video, which was shown at a news conference by his family’s attorney Crump. “He was such an innocent person. He was a “good boy” who spent his Sundays doing laundry and getting ready for the week, his mother, Ravaughn Wells, said. He said he’s had to do a lot of compartmentalizing to be able to even speak about his friend. “To speak about someone’s soul is very deep,” he said. When he wasn’t working, Nichols headed to Shelby Farms Park to skateboard, something he had been doing since he was 6 years old. “Nobody’s perfect OK, but he was damn near.” Spates’ favorite memory of Ty, as he called Nichols, was last year on Spates’ birthday, when Nichols met Spates’ wife and 3-year-old at their usual Starbucks. Nichols moved to Memphis right before the Covid-19 pandemic and got stuck there when things shut down, his mother said.

All five officers are charged with second-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping, among other charges.

All five officers fired in connection with Nichols’ death are African-American, which has caused Memphis citizens to [grapple](https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1616595013927845889) with police brutality when racism isn’t an obvious factor. So we have to have accountability no matter who tramples on the constitutional rights of our citizens,” says Nichols’ family lawyer Ben Crump. The officers received the same charges because their individual actions all led to Nichols’ death. It’s also unclear what role the suspended Memphis Fire Department employees might have played. [Independent autopsy finds Tyre Nichols suffered “excessive bleeding” after encounter with police, family lawyers say](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-autopsy-excessive-bleeding-ben-crump-antonio-romanucci/) (CBS) [What we know about the Memphis Police officers fired after Tyre Nichols’ death](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/memphis-police-officers-involved-tyre-nichols-arrest-fired/MZ3PXGW2B5E7DNB2GMRBWPAQ34/) (Fox 13 Memphis) It’s clear that after an initial stop, a confrontation developed between Nichols’ and the police officers that involved pepper-spray, and Nichols is confirmed to have fled on foot before getting into a second altercation with officers that led to his death. [public funeral](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/funeral-tyre-nichols-be-held-feb-1-memphis-with-al-sharpton-delivering-eulogy/XFD4RYFFXFCNTEGNOSIS7HZDFM/) for Nichols is scheduled for February 1, with a eulogy to be delivered by Al Sharpton, and a public vigil is scheduled for Thursday night. [settlement](https://www.rblaw.net/news-the-struggle-remains) for George Floyd’s family) also announced the results of an [independent autopsy](https://www.rblaw.net/pressrelease-tyre-nichols-autopsy-statement-attorneys-antonio-romanucci), which found Nichols died of excessive bleeding following a severe beating. [terminated](https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1616595013927845889/photo/1) in connection with the violent [death](https://twitter.com/TBInvestigation/status/1612962207070920704) of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols have been arrested and charged by the Shelby County District Attorney with second-degree murder, official oppression, aggravated assault and official misconduct. [press conference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSZbQiW_9CI) and described footage of Nichols’ being kicked, tased and pepper-sprayed, the last of which was confirmed by Mulroy. [fired](https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1616595013927845889/photo/1) on January 20 and indicted by a grand jury Thursday after investigations by the police department, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and FBI found them “ [directly responsible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpD2FDjBBr8)” for Nichols fatal injuries. [died](https://twitter.com/TBInvestigation/status/1612962207070920704) of [excessive blood loss](https://www.rblaw.net/pressrelease-tyre-nichols-autopsy-statement-attorneys-antonio-romanucci) on January 10, three days after two confrontations with Memphis police following a traffic stop for reckless driving.

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.

Tyre Nichols died on January 10 from injuries sustained while fleeing an initial traffic stop three days earlier, authorities say. Five Memphis Police ...

“I am also angry for the many good men and women of the Memphis Police Department who devote their lives to serving our citizens,” Strickland said of the arrest. “I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels. “But we need to ensure our community is safe in this process.” I’m sickened by what I saw and what we’ve learned through our extensive and thorough investigation,” said David Rausch, the director of the TBI. And when you see the video, you will see why he was scared for his life.” “It is violent. “It is appalling. CNN has requested a copy of the autopsy’s full report. “When that tape comes out tomorrow, it’s going to be horrific,” Wells said. [during a second altercation](http://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/us/tyre-nichols-timeline-investigation/index.html), according to Mulroy, who told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday that officers were already “highly charged up” from the initial interaction with Nichols. “Tyre was helpless, he was defenseless. He was restrained.”

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.”

Video of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a traffic stop by police, is set to be released by Memphis officials Friday evening.

"Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death," Biden said. After the videos were released, Biden said in a statement that he was outraged. While he’s down, one officer kicks Nichols in the head and then another beats him with a baton, the video shows. He can be seen in the video rolling around on the street as officers talked nearby. “I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels,” she said. He is able to get up and runs, with an officer firing a Taser at him, the video shows. Details about what occurred between Nichols and the officers have been sparse; police initially said Nichols ran during the reckless driving stop and that a "confrontation" occurred in an effort to detain him. In some of the videos, the license plates of vehicles parked in the area are blurred, but the faces of the people involved in the encounter are not. On Friday night, after the videos were released, two Shelby County sheriff's deputies who appeared on the scene were relieved of duty pending the outcome of an investigation. The videos depicted Nichols being punched, struck with a baton, kicked in the face, and sprayed with an irritant. A video of the initial traffic stop shows a chaotic scene as officers yank Nichols from the car, shout commands over each other, and at times threaten him. When the camera view pans over, the video shows Nichols on the ground.

CJ Davis says department will release 'alarming' video of officers, now charged with murder, beating black man who died three days later.

This was a crime.” I’ve seen the video myself and I will tell you I was appalled,” Wray said on Friday morning. And the humanity of it. “It is not,” she said. I would say it’s about the same if not worse,” Davis said in a live interview on Friday morning. “I’m struggling to find a stronger word but I will just tell you I was appalled.” They brought shame to the Black community. This was wrong. Where was the humanity? “They have brought shame to their own families. Davis said there appeared to be no legitimate reason for the traffic stop, and that she did not see any of the five officers intervene to stop excessive force by their fellow officers, saying they appeared to be in a state of “groupthink” as they confronted Nichols and became violent. The chief of the Memphis police warned on Friday that the video of officers beating

Lawyers for the 29-year-old's family say the bodycam footage shows Mr Nichols being severely beaten.

He said he had not been shown the video. Video footage of 29-year-old father Tyre Nichols being beaten by police in Memphis is being released later, with the city braced for protests. There will be redactions to anonymise those not employed by the police or the city.

Memphis authorities say they're planning to release body camera footage depicting the 29-year-old's death sometime after 7 p.m. ET. Cities across the U.S. ...

The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. "And we have to call out this culture every time we get a chance." We won't have Black officers treated differently than white officers under the law." "We now have the blueprint, America, and we won't accept less going forward in the future. "Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols' death," Biden said in the statement. Lawyers say the five officers who beat Nichols were part of such a unit. Tatro is a legal reform advocate and senior advisor for strategic outreach with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He says he "didn't do anything" and that he is trying to go home. The encounter grows increasingly volatile as officers swear and threaten Nichols. President Joe Biden issued a statement as the footage was released on Friday, calling it "horrific." At times, he is screaming, and appears to call out "Mom." State and federal authorities are also investigating the officers.

Mr. Nichols had worked his last shift by Jan. 7, the day when Memphis, Tenn., police officers stopped his car for what they said was reckless driving. His ...

Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and ...

A candlelight vigil was held at the skatepark where the 29-year-old would give lessons to his four-year-old son, his mother said.

His mother said he wanted to go to the park “almost every night” to take pictures of the sunset. “Nobody’s perfect OK, but he was damn near.” “He was trying to get home to safety,” she told CNN on Friday. Nichols called himself an “aspiring photographer” with a particular fondness for landscapes, and posted many of his images He would come home every evening, mid-shift, for his meal break, RowVaughn Wells said. He leaves a four-year-old boy whom he loved to teach skateboarding.

Sometimes body camera footage is made public within hours; other times it takes months. Memphis officials chose a time when businesses would be closed and ...

[died in March 2020 while being detained](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/daniel-prude-rochester-police.html) by the police in Rochester, N.Y., police commanders [intentionally delayed](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/nyregion/rochester-police-daniel-prude.html) releasing body camera footage of the encounter for months. That same month, when Daunte Wright was fatally shot by a police officer at a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., the authorities showed graphic body camera footage to reporters [the next day](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/us/brooklyn-center-police-shooting-minnesota.html). Prude’s family](https://apnews.com/article/homicide-rochester-lawsuits-lake-ontario-daniel-prude-99f42ed3c0c36c2cf3c47ee41c66b400) who made the footage public in September 2020. Sometimes the video has been made public swiftly to emphasize transparency. The five officers involved in the encounter were fired last week and were arrested Thursday on second-degree murder and other charges. “Friday at 6 p.m., very, very few people will be at work,” said Frank Colvett Jr., a councilman from the city’s east side. “They anticipate people will be shocked and horrified by what they see,” Professor Lawlor said. It is being released with limited redactions, the officials said. [take much longer](https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-shootings-516ad617e6cf44c07508808d8f65b26f), and in some cases, police departments have withheld video footage out of fear over the public’s reaction to seeing it. Some Memphis city council members who were not involved in deciding when to release the video said they supported the plan to wait until after schools and many businesses in the city had closed for the night. Nichols was hospitalized on Jan. Central time on Friday to release video of the police encounter that resulted in Tyre Nichols’s death.

RowVaughn Wells gives interview after five Memphis police officers were charged with murder in the beating death of her son.

“I just feel like my son was sent here on assignment from God, and his assignment is over and he was sent back home. When this is all over, it’s gonna be so good, so positive because my son was a good and positive person. Because that’s what they did, they beat my son to death. My son weighed a buck fifty [150lb], he was 6ft 3in,” Wells said. “Those are the charges that I feel will stick, so I’m happy with the charges that the district attorney has set forth. “I don’t have my baby. “The humanity of it all. “They have brought shame to their own families. Where was the humanity? They brought shame to the Black community. His neck was busting because of the swelling. “People don’t know what those five police officers did to our family.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday he was “appalled” by a video showing Memphis police officers violently arresting Tyre Nichols, joining a growing ...

[Tyre Nichols’ Killing: 5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=53fcaf9e22b5) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols video to be released after 6 p.m. [ heard](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-police-audio-recording-sheds-some-light-tyre-nichols-arrest/b4de4be4-d06b-43aa-b4fb-66c2b6bc8d66/) on released police audio of the incident saying Nichols was running, and police have [ said](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-video-to-be-released-after-6-p-m-friday/69844967007/) Nichols was later transported to a hospital in critical condition after complaining of “shortness of breath.” It’s not known why five officers became involved in a routine traffic stop, nor what actions the officers took that allegedly led to Nichols’ death. The city of Memphis is planning to release the video Friday night after 6 p.m. Friday](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-video-to-be-released-after-6-p-m-friday/69844967007/) (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Authorities have not specified an exact release time. [ saying](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-tyre-nichols-case/) in a statement Thursday, “Outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable.”

The officers, all of whom are Black, were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Nichols, a motorist who died three days after a Jan. 7 ...

As the leaders of all the Santa Clara County agencies, we are committed to a world in which all people feel justice is administered with dignity, equity and fairness; instilling cultures within our agencies which prioritize a fundamental commitment to the preservation of human life. It hurts me to know Tyre's family had to see a video of their son and loved one being brutally beaten and will likely see it again and again in the days ahead. It is traumatic and it is understandable that Americans all over our nation are angry and disgusted. In the South Bay, the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs' Association said in a statement it "is deeply troubled by the horrific death of Mr. Tyre Nichols at the hands of five ex-Memphis Police Officers. 7 confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.

Social media posts show that Mr. Nichols harbored a mistrust of prevailing government and economic systems, yet, a friend says, he also considered trying to ...

Nichols wrote that he had seen “a lot more cops” who had decided to “kneel with all the protesters” and walk alongside them “with no batons and forceful weapons.” He had a son with a woman he was in a relationship with for awhile. On the Saturday night when he was beaten, his mother had planned to cook him sesame chicken, a favorite. “But my son, he actually was a good boy,” she said. “He felt the presence of the creator out in Memphis more than he ever had,” Ms. He wrote passionately about the plight of Indigenous people and the resilience of African Americans in the face of centuries of oppression. His move to Memphis in 2020 roughly coincided with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and its lockdowns. He had fled from the officers on foot, and had apparently been running toward the home of his mother and stepfather, where he had been living. He had been living with his father in Sacramento, but the father was terminally ill, and would die before Mr. “He was going through a lot,” Ms. “He was two minutes from the house when they murdered him.” His social media posts show that he identified with the Black Lives Matter movement and harbored a mistrust of prevailing government and economic systems.

Prosecutors say the video shows heinous acts of police brutality that directly led to Nichols' death.

Criminal justice reform activists say Nichols’ death is just the latest example of police brutality against Black men due to a system that is inherently racist. An attorney for Nichols’ family has asked for the unit to be abolished, and Davis ordered a review of the group after Nichols’ death. The unit was created in 2021 with a goal of targeted deployment focused on violent crimes. [ were charged with second-degree murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=53fcaf9e22b5) Thursday, along with several other counts, including aggravated kidnapping and official misconduct through the exercise of power. They have not entered pleas yet, but attorneys for Martin and Mills have both [said](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/tyre-nichols-death-two-officers-involved-confrontation-will-turn-themselves-sources-say/AB76CG36CRGR7OWTFWG7QZ7YYU/) they intend to plead not guilty. Five officers allegedly involved in the arrest

On January 7, five police officers attempted to arrest Nichols, 29, after pulling him over while driving just before 8.30pm. The incident escalated into a ...

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In the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking ...

The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. "But we need to ensure our community is safe in this process." "Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols' death," Biden said in the statement. "And we have to call out this culture every time we get a chance." "For them to act in such a brutal way is more egregious than I can tell you. We won't have Black officers treated differently than white officers under the law." "We now have the blueprint, America, and we won't accept less going forward in the future. Lawyers say the five officers who beat Nichols were part of such a unit. President Joe Biden issued a statement as the footage was released on Friday, calling it "horrific." State and federal authorities are also investigating the officers. At times, he is screaming, and appears to call out "Mom." The footage was uploaded to Vimeo in four different parts, showing police-issued body-worn camera.

On January 7, 2023, Nichols was violently beaten by five Memphis police officers who had pulled him over for alleged reckless driving.

“I join Tyre’s family in calling for peaceful protest,” President Joe Biden [said](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/tyre-nichols-protest-video-release) on Thursday, and Lora Dene King—the daughter of police brutality victim Rodney King—called the video of Nichols’s beating “extremely sickening” in a recent [statement](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-los-angeles-rodney-king-tyre-nichols-beating-video-memphis-police/3082962/). [planned demonstrations](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/tyre-nichols-protest-video-release) against police brutality in Memphis and other U.S. Mulroy said on Thursday in a statement that echoed the fury of activists and protestors who have [fired](https://www.nytimes.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-dead.html?name=styln-tyre-nichols®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=undefined&is_new=false), after an internal investigation found that they used excessive force and failed to intervene or provide help. [Memphis, Tennessee](https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyre-nichols-man-allegedly-murdered-5-memphis-police/story?id=96717732) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nichols [died](https://www.nytimes.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-dead.html?name=styln-tyre-nichols®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=undefined&is_new=false) three days later, with an independent autopsy finding that he “suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating.”

Authorities are calling for calm in the face of the anticipated protests following the video's release.

After the video footage was released, Biden said: “Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’s death. “He was a human piñata for those police officers,” one family attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said to reporters. “Get the fuck out of the car!” one officer shouted several times. Nichols replied “I didn’t do anything” as they shout “get on the fucking ground”. In one video, which is from a police body camera, Nichols can be heard crying out “mom” as he was on the ground with officers surrounding him. This video appears to show eight officers milling about as he languished against the car. They dragged Nichols’ limp body to a police car shortly thereafter and sat him against the side. As Nichols, who appeared cuffed, remained on the ground, one officer kicked him in the head and then did so again. “This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual … “While each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of One of the officers involved in the stop yelled “Tase him!” Nichols ran from the officers; the fatal beating unfolded when officers later apprehended him.

MEMPHIS: The city of Memphis released graphic video footage on Friday (Jan 27) of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, ...

After Nichols was pulled over for reckless driving, "an altercation" ensued in which officers doused him with pepper spray, and Nichols tried to flee on foot, Mulroy said. A lawyer for Mills, Blake Ballin, said it might be another two weeks before the defendants make their initial court appearances. Police have described the circumstances of Nichols' arrest in vague terms. Nichols' family and President Joe Biden have appealed for protests to stay peaceful in Memphis, a city of 628,000 where nearly 65 per cent of residents are black. A separate video shows a subsequent struggle after officers catch up with Nichols again, and are beating him. One video clip shows officers dragging Nichols from the driver's seat of his car as he yells, "Damn, I didn't do anything ...

Tyre Nichols should have made it home to his family. Yet, once again, America mourns the life of a son and father brutally cut short at the hands of those.

Congress must act with urgency and pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The footage and images released tonight will forever be seared in our memories, and they open wounds that will never fully heal. The persistent issue of police misconduct and use of excessive force in America must end now.

Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one day after they were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.

Four of the five officers had posted bond and been released from custody by Friday morning, according to court and jail records. The footage shows a number of other officers standing around after the beating. He said he watched the video. An officer then punches him in the face, as the officer with the baton continues to menace him. As Nichols is slumped up against a car, not one of the officers renders aid. Nichols from the very beginning." During the traffic stop, the video shows the officers were "already ramped up, at about a 10," she said. After Nichols is in handcuffs and leaning against a police car, several officers say that he must have been high. Throughout the videos, officers make claims about Nichols' behavior that are not supported by the footage or that the district attorney and other officials have said did not happen. The officer strikes Nichols on the back with the baton three times in a row. Nichols slumps more fully onto the pavement with all three officers surrounding him. Other officers are called, and a search ensues before Nichols is caught at another intersection.

Mr Nichols died three days after a 7 January traffic stop by five police officers, who now face murder charges. Speaking to the BBC on Friday, Ms Wells said: " ...

"My reaction was shock," she told the BBC. My son is dead." I saw the end results.

Footage has emerged of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police on January 7; Nichols died three days later and five police officers have ...

"I'm proud of our guys going out there. The senseless loss of life for Tyre Nichols has really hit us hard. They're going through a lot.

The National Guard is already present in Atlanta. Other protests shut down a major highway in Memphis and Grand Central Station in New York City.

[declared a state of emergency](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2023) this week, and members of the National Guard [can be seen in Atlanta](https://twitter.com/BillyHeathFOX5/status/1619118727118880768), attempting to curb protesters. [can also be seen protesting outside the White House](https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1619142067757907968) hours after Biden urged citizens ["not to resort to violence or destruction." Officials also [shut down Grand Central Station](https://twitter.com/newy0rksrealist/status/1619110342847770624?s=20&t=HsklkUQVhkQPgGbSJPJYYQ) in anticipation of protests in New York City, [where demonstrators can already be seen in Times Square. No, they are the slave patrol." "You put on a uniform, and what you think they are brothers? Officials have been preparing for nationwide protests in the days leading up to the release of the footage.

Recording of the 29-year-old's killing has sent shockwaves across the US, with the officers' conduct being condemnedThis article contains descriptions of ...

“This is now the blueprint for all these other police forces around the country,” Crump said on CNN. The decision to release the video on Friday was itself significant. “Tyre Nichols should have made it home to his family,” vice-president Kamala Harris said in a statement. The videos show “how gruesome it is, how appalling it is”, Benjamin Crump, the civil rights attorney who is representing Nichols’s family, said on CNN Friday. Even after being warned for days that the video of Nichols was gruesome, the images released Friday evening were horrifying. In minutes, police yanked him from his car, threw him to the ground, attempted to Tase him, and threatened to knock him out.

The NBA family remains committed to partnering with advocates, policymakers and law enforcement to work toward solutions.

We are with you. NEW YORK — The images of Tyre Nichols’ life needlessly cut short are horrifying. Nichols, the entire Memphis community and those who are affected by these tragic images and loss.

Body cam footage of the brutal arrest in Memphis of the Black man has sparked protests in several cities. The five ex-officers involved face a litany of ...

"This tragedy meets the absolute definition of a needless and unnecessary death. She called it a professional failing and said "the incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane." In Memphis, a group of demonstrators gathered at a downtown park and then took to the streets, shutting down the I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River between Memphis and West Memphis. "Yet again, we're seeing evidence of what happens to Black and brown people from simple traffic stops," Crump said. Later, officers are seen repeatedly kicking, punching and using a baton to strike Nichols as he lies on the ground. During the initial confrontation, Nichols fled the scene of the traffic stop, police said. needs a great deal of reform. 8 ](https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1612057507937095680)that Nichols was taken into custody after a traffic stop that involved two confrontations with officers. In the videos, officers are seen dragging Nichols from his car and shouting profanities throughout the confrontation. [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-profile-memphis-3104f3cdbaf568daf6647eca080d4001). After attempting to flee on foot, Nichols was aggressively beaten by police, newly released police video shows. 7 for what police said was reckless driving.

Several police officers involved in Nichols' arrest were part of Memphis' specialized unit assigned with addressing violent crime, although officers said ...

[released the footage](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-video-footage-released-of-violent-arrest-in-memphis/?sh=5ab762832d8e) of Nichols’ violent arrest Friday night, revealing what prosecutors argue was a deadly police beating, and what Davis [described](https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1618945605560315905?s=20&t=L3bzOjGh_7s6P3cqHkY7Hg) as “heinous,” a defiance of “humanity,” and “about the same, if not worse” than the violent 1991 police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles that prompted riots. Before the footage was made public, Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, [Tyre Nichols’ Killing: What We Know About The Investigation Into Memphis Police Officers](https://www.forbes.com/video/6319313900112/tyre-nichols-killing-what-we-know-about-the-investigation-into-memphis-police-officers/?sh=24d9d54ad06b) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols’ Killing: 5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=48b9c0ea22b5) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols Video: Footage Released Of Violent Arrest In Memphis](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-video-footage-released-of-violent-arrest-in-memphis/?sh=68d9b41f2d8e) (Forbes) and Justin Smith—were “ [directly responsible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpD2FDjBBr8)” for Nichols’ death. The five officers involved, who are also Black, were [charged](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=6a0d26a222b5) with second-degree murder on Thursday, after being fired by the Memphis Police Department last week, following multiple investigations into the arrest. What happened before the body cameras started? Why were five police officers involved in a routine traffic stop? [urged](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tyre-nichols-mother-asks-protesters-to-be-peaceful-when-bodycam-footage-is-released/) people to “protest in peace” upon the release of the video, saying it would be “horrific.” President Joe Biden made a similar [warning](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-tyre-nichols-case/) in a statement on Thursday, saying, “outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable.” FBI Director Christopher Wray had also [alerted FBI field officers](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/fbi-chief-appalled-at-violent-video-of-tyre-nichols-arrest-ahead-of-public-release/?sh=39a759486fb4) to prepare for the possibility of protests “getting out of hand,” after he saw the video, saying he was “appalled” by what he saw. Why was a special unit involved? Why did it turn violent? Nichols died of excessive blood loss at a Memphis hospital on January 10, three days after he was pulled over in what police said was a routine traffic stop. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/tyre-nichols-beating-video-takeaways/index.html) law enforcement analyst John Miller described the situation as a failure of police officers to use “arrest and control tactics” and resorting to “brutality”—with Nichols heard telling officers he was “just trying to get home” as he ran from police, before they catch up with him, throwing kicks and punches, and using pepper spray.

The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the "senseless loss" of Tyre Nichols, ...

“Our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. Nichols, the entire Memphis community and those who are affected by these tragic images and loss.” The senseless loss of life for Tyre Nichols really hit us hard and it’s been tough being on the road, not being home. Put their arms around the Nichols family, the Wells family. “Our team understands that our city is hurting,” Jenkins said. Five Memphis police officers, who also are Black and have been fired, were charged with murder.

As public officials and others condemned the actions they viewed, initial reactions from protesters around the country were largely peaceful.

“I can’t believe no one thought ‘we don’t have to keep beating this man.,’” Nino Brown, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said at a vigil for Mr. Mayor Darrell Steinberg said the video filled him with “anger, sorrow and revulsion,” Kathy Lester, the city’s police chief, called the actions of the Memphis officers “inhumane and inexcusable,” and the Sacramento County sheriff, Jim Cooper, said the “horrendous acts displayed by these few officers do not reflect the values of this office or law enforcement as a whole.” In Memphis, for days before the video release, city officials, civic leaders and Mr. “That faith is what we will lean on in the coming days, weeks and months to ensure the totality of circumstances is revealed.” On Saturday, officials with the Memphis Police announced that the department was deactivating the unit. As police departments around the country responded, law enforcement officials said actions shown in the video defied what officers are trained to do. “The video is all the horrific things that were described to us,” said Josh Spickler, the executive director of Just City, a civil rights organization in Memphis, referring to days of warnings from law enforcement officials and Mr. Mills, said in a statement that the videos have “produced as many questions as they have answers.” The officers, according to the video, escalated their use of physical force and gave conflicting orders, repeatedly demanding that Mr. Separately, the Memphis Fire Department said that two of its employees were also being investigated for their actions at the scene. and Justin Smith — had been fired from the Memphis Police Department after an internal investigation found they had used excessive force and failed to intervene or render aid, as the agency’s policy required them to do. Officials said minor acts of vandalism were committed during a protest outside the Los Angeles Police Department’s headquarters, which was blocked by police in riot gear.