US: Authorities release footage of former Memphis officers police beating Tyre Nichols
Tyre nichols succumbed to his injuries on January 10, 2023
The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a traffic check descended into a police assault, is urging calm as authorities release the footageof the police confrontation. Nichols passed away days after theJanuary 7 encounter with five former police officers, who are now accused of his murder.
Family members and authorities say that the incident's body camera footage shows that Nichols was severely beaten.
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His family says they don't "want any type of disturbance" when the footage ismade public, as reported by the BBC.
"We want peaceful protests," stepfather Rodney Wells said during a press conference on Friday afternoon. "That's what the family wants. That's what the community wants.
The family's civil rights lawyer, Ben Crump, commended Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis for her "swift" response in arresting the officers and called it a "blueprint for America."
Once Memphis policereleased the footage, US President Joe Biden said he was "outraged and deeply pained," and joined Nichols' family in calling for peaceful protest.
Charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression are leveled against all five of the officers.
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On Thursday (January 26), Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Demetrius Haley were all sentenced. They were all sacked last week after joining the Memphis Police Department within the past six years.
On Friday (January 28),clips from the incident werereleased.The episode hasput the Tennessee city on edge, and police, therefore, have increased patrols.
(With inputs from agencies)
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