Ex-Memphis officers charged with murder in brutal beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop [Breaking]
Five former Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, authorities said.
“This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. This incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane,” said Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis in a video statement Wednesday evening. “When the video is released in the coming days you will see this for yourselves.” Shelby County Dist. Atty. Steven Mulroy announced the charges Thursday afternoon along with David Rausch, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The video shows Nichols being tased, pepper sprayed, beaten and restrained for three minutes, according to McGuffin. Nichols called for his mother and told officers he wished to go home, McGuffin said. This combo of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows, from left, former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. The Memphis police chief has called the actions of these five former officers involved in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols “heinous, reckless and inhumane” and made a plea to residents of the city to protest peacefully when video of the arrest is released to the public.
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