BREAKING: A sixth Memphis police officer was fired in connection with Tyre Nichols' violent arrest, the department said.
Memphis police said that former officer Preston Hemphill
after a"thorough review" found that he violated"multiple department policies," including"personal conduct" and"truthfulness."who were placed on administrative leave in connection with the Nichols' case. The other officer has not been identified. Bodycam and surveillance video showed the 29-year-old Nichols being violently assaulted during a traffic stop on Jan. 7. He died three days later from his injuries, on Jan. 10.
FILE -- Memphis Police Department officer Preston Hemphill poses at a graduation ceremony for the 97th Crisis Intervention Class in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 21, 2022. In a statement Monday, the department said Hemphill"has been under investigation as he participated in the initial traffic stop and the use of a TASER."
Hemphill is one of now six officers who have been fired in connection with the Nichols' arrest. The other five have been charged with second-degree murder.
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