US Attorney to brief reporters on Tyre Nichols death investigation.
Tyre Nichols, a Black man, died after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7, 2023. Preliminary findings from an autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family indicated he suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating”. Five police officers, all of whom are Black, and two members of the city’s fire department were fired in the wake of Nichols’ death.
The US Attorney overseeing the federal civil rights investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols will brief reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET to offer a statement about the investigation. Video of the incident could be released this week or next week, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said. Prosecutors are trying to expedite the investigation and may be able to make a determination on possible charges around the same time frame in which they contemplate the release of the video.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating Nichols’ death and the US Department of Justice and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation. Attorney Ben Crump said after viewing body-worn camera footage of the incident on Monday that Nichols was “defenseless the entire time” and it was an “unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes.” The Memphis Police Department identified the officers terminated as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith.
The death of Tyre Nichols follows a number of recent, high-profile cases involving police using excessive force toward members of the public, particularly young Black men. His family described him as “a good kid” who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and computers. The Memphis Police Association declined to comment on the terminations beyond saying that the city of Memphis and Nichols’ family “deserve to know the complete account of the events leading up to his death and what may have contributed to it.”
The US Attorney overseeing the federal civil rights investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols will brief reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET to offer a statement about the investigation. Preliminary findings from an autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family indicated he suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating”. Video of the incident could be released this week or next week, and prosecutors are trying to expedite the investigation.
Five police officers, all of whom are Black, and two members of the city’s fire department were fired in the wake of Nichols’ death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating Nichols’ death and the US Department of Justice and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation. Attorney Ben Crump said after viewing body-worn camera footage of the incident on Monday that Nichols was “defenseless the entire time” and it was an “unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes.”
The death of Tyre Nichols follows a number of recent, high-profile cases involving police using excessive force toward members of the public, particularly young Black men. His family described him as “a good kid” who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and computers. The Memphis Police Department identified the officers terminated as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith. The Memphis Police Association declined to comment on the terminations beyond saying that the city of Memphis and Nichols’ family “deserve to know the complete account of the events leading up to his death and what may have contributed to it.”
The death of Tyre Nichols has sparked a federal civil rights investigation. The US Attorney overseeing the investigation will brief reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET to offer a statement about the investigation. Preliminary findings from an autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family indicated he suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating”. Video of the incident could be released this week or next week, and prosecutors are trying to expedite the investigation.
Five police officers, all of whom are Black, and two members of the city’s fire department were fired in the wake of Nichols’ death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating Nichols’ death and the US Department of Justice and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation. Attorney Ben Crump said after viewing body-worn camera footage of the incident on Monday that Nichols was “defenseless the entire time” and it was an “unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes.”
The death of Tyre Nichols has sparked a federal civil rights investigation, with the US Attorney overseeing the investigation set to brief reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET. Preliminary findings from an autopsy commissioned by attorneys for his family indicated he suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating”. Five police officers, all of whom are Black, and two members of the city’s fire department were fired in the wake of Nichols’ death. Video of the incident could be released this week or next week, and prosecutors are trying to expedite the investigation.
The death of Tyre Nichols has sparked a federal civil rights investigation and a number of high-profile cases involving police using excessive force toward members of the public, particularly young Black men. His family described him as “a good kid” who enjoyed skateboarding, photography and computers. The US Attorney overseeing the investigation will brief reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET to offer a statement about the investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating Nichols’ death and the US Department of Justice and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation. The Memphis Police Department identified the officers terminated as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith. The Memphis Police Association declined to comment on the terminations beyond saying that the city of Memphis and Nichols’ family “deserve to know the complete account of the events leading up to his death and what may have contributed to it.”
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