DA: 5 Memphis cops ‘all responsible’ for Tyre Nichols’ death

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-police-officers-charged-48d48f2137a2f34482274edb1bd1bab2?

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Memphis anticipates release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality. Family members of Tyre Nichols pleaded for any protests to remain peaceful.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-video-memphis-police-e3ee8e6698faae16df3f41d09234b09f

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Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-memphis-crime-law-enforcement-1b7e8fa4ed7120a897086250d5d6da35?

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6th Memphis officer disciplined, fire workers fired

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Police Department has disciplined an officer involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers and outraged the nation with another display of police brutality.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-officer-suspended-179a49b0e8b1c6494af2e6408581d47f?

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Memphis officer took, shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Documents released Tuesday provided a scathing account of what authorities called the “blatantly unprofessional” conduct of five officers involved in the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop last month — including new revelations about how one officer took and shared pictures of the bloodied victim.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-ff6e14009393db7b12f984f0bc96965f?

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Tyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to him

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common.

https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-3c20513e067d2f55786d8f42cf98b3c6

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Jury may not hear cops’ admissions in Tyre Nichols’ beating

It was a stunning revelation: One of the officers involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of the bloodied and handcuffed man and shared it with five other people.

https://apnews.com/article/dallas-tyre-nichols-memphis-cbbe59c3c077525a9baf0a92ee255cf6

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13 Memphis officers could be disciplined in Nichols case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Thirteen Memphis officers could end up being disciplined in connection with the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, officials said Tuesday, as city council members expressed frustration during a meeting with the police and fire chiefs for not moving quickly on policy reforms following the brutal beating.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-tyre-nichols-memphis-crime-13d92e33ea82bdfb5f9939383dc4c611

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Officer drew gun as he approached Tyre Nichols, report finds

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Memphis Police officers who initially detained Tyre Nichols last month has admitted he did not witness the alleged reckless driving that was the justification for pulling over Nichols but still approached his car while brandishing his gun, according to police documents seeking to bar him from working in law enforcement.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-law-enforcement-f2a8806b2e75f20210ac252c3c6eccac?

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1st officer in Nichols arrest accused of brutality as jailer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Years before Memphis Police officer Demetrius Haley pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, setting in motion a deadly confrontation, Haley was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at the Shelby County jail.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-6fc0f442de01ca2c801b8fb67719c48c

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5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-officers-court-7119ce117dffafc90728caf3fc264533?

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Deputies suspended in Nichols case didn’t keep body cams on

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two sheriff’s deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by five Memphis police officers, officials said late Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-law-enforcement-3b7c80c94e9e59fa0603c3f3817f92e1

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Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence, becoming the first of five officers charged in the case to admit guilt.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-beating-death-officer-plea-54495720ccd302067cda9539678aa0eb?

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Witness thought Tyre Nichols was already dead at the scene of police beating, new documents show

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, including an account from a witness who saw Nichols slumped on the pavement and thought he was already dead.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-beating-death-records-0b72d3d9a68dbc41bf0c40bc9397c3fe?

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Federal trial set to begin for ex-officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols in January 2023.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/09/tyre-nichols-death-police-federal-trial-memphis?

The Death of Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols screamed for his mother while Memphis police beat him after a traffic stop on Jan. 7, 2023, about a block from where he lived with his parents. The 29-year-old died in the hospital three days afterward.

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Ex-officer testifies he beat a ‘helpless’ Tyre Nichols then lied about it

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer testified Tuesday that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five times while two colleagues held his arms and said, “hit him,” then lied to his supervisor about their use of force in a beating that proved fatal.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-trial-9b4d02c38b87baa263929f53235dd64f?

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Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.

https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-officers-trial-5e19e800cd5017c89cb652cfc8235ea2?