Five former Memphis Police Department officers who were fired following the arrest of Tyre Nichols, were booked into the Shelby County jail, records show.
Benjamin Crump and Antonio Romanucci, said Tyre died days later on Jan. 10 and that an independent preliminary findings from an independent autopsy revealed he "suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating."that footage from the traffic stop, which has not yet been released to the public by state and local authorities, shows Nichols being subjected to “unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating” by police officers for three minutes.
Davis said the five officers were fired last week for violating departmental policies during the Jan. 7 stop and additional officers are under investigation for potential violations, though she did not say how many in total were being investigated. She said footage of Nichols' arrest will show that the incident "was heinous, reckless and inhumane" when it is released "in the coming days."
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