WATCH LIVE: Family of Tyre Nichols speaks ahead of alleged police beating video release. ABC News Special Report now:
"Our next step is going to see what the video actually looks like, and we hope that since we've delivered this accountability, that the community will accept that steps are being taken to bring justice to those individuals responsible for this act," Jones said.
Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, is asking for supporters to be peaceful during demonstrations, saying at a vigil in Memphis on Thursday that she wants "each and every one of you to protest in peace.""I don't want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that's not what my son stood for," she said. "And if you guys are here for me and Tyre, then you will protest peacefully.
- Two members of the city's fire department who were part of Nichols' "initial patient care" have also been relieved of duty, according to a department spokesperson.Police officials, elected leaders and the family of Nichols have all been adamant in their dismay regarding the officers' conduct. "I am sad and angry for the family of Tyre Nichols," he added. "I am also angry for the many good men and women of the Memphis Police Department who devote their lives to serving our citizens. We must all work to regain the public's trust and work together to heal the wounds these events have caused."
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