The Memphis police chief is bracing her community ahead of the release of bodycam footage showing the arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after a traffic stop with police.
In this photo provided by WREG, Tyre Nichols' stepfather Rodney Wells, right, holds a photo of Nichols in the hospital after his arrest, during a protest in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The Memphis police chief is bracing her community ahead of the release of bodycam footagevideo statement released Wednesday
Last week, the five officers involved in the Jan. 7 arrest, all of whom are Black, were terminated. The department named the officers as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. Crump’s co-counsel described Nichols as defenseless in the video. “He was a piñata to those police officers, it was an unadulterated, unabashed nonstop beating of this young boy for three minutes,” lawyer Antonio Romanucci said during the press conference.
"I expect our citizens to exercise their First Amendment right to protest, to demand action and results. But, we need to ensure our community is safe in this process,” she added.
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