An attorney for the family of a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop said Monday that video of the encounter shows it was 'violent' and 'troublesome on every level.'
Sierra Rogers, holding her daughter Khloe Rogers, 1, wipes away tears as she speaks during a memorial service for her friend Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. An attorney for the family of a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop said Monday that video of the encounter shows it was "violent" and "troublesome on every level.
Another of the family's attorneys, Antonio Romanucci, said the beating of Nichols lasted three minutes.Crump said the authorities won't release the video to the public for a week or two, but that it will be released. Nichols' family, protesters and activists have called for the video's release and for the officers to be charged with murder.
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson, a Memphis Democrat, said the predominantly Black city has been on edge since the arrest, which he called "horrific and senseless." Turner also said that the potential for unrest could be higher if the officers who were involved were white.
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