Tyre Nichols jury returns mixed verdict for 3 ex-Memphis officers
The jury returned the verdict the same day in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
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The jury returned the verdict the same day in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
West Virginia's governor has signed a bill that makes interfering with a police officer and causing their death a felony punishable by up to life in prison.
Authorities are set to release more footage related to the arrest after concluding an internal investigation.
The department will also review the Memphis Police Department's use of force and de-escalation policies at the request of the city's mayor and police chief.
The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the funeral of the 29-year-old who died after being beaten by police. "We mourn with you," she told his family.
The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police and the video released of the attack has sparked outrage across the nation.
The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of Nichols' violent arrest.
The Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols has caused anger across the country, including in Pittsburgh.
As protests against police brutality take place nationwide after Tyre Nichols' death, people are rallying in Pittsburgh as well; KDKA's Briana Smith reports.
As protests against police brutality take place nationwide after Tyre Nichols' death, people are rallying in Pittsburgh as well.
About 20 people stopped in front of Pittsburgh police's Zone 1 station to demand change after Tyre Nichols' death; KDKA's Briana Smith reports.
All five former officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death were part of the SCORPION unit, police said.
Officers stood by in East Liberty as a precaution, but all was peaceful as protesters spoke out against the killing of Nichols.
Peaceful protestors gathered in East Liberty Saturday afternoon following the release of the Tyre Nichols videos. Lauren Linder reports.
Four videos released by the city of Memphis show different angles of Tyre Nichols being pepper sprayed, kicked in the head while being restrained, punched and struck multiple times with a baton.
Calls for criminal justice reform and changes in policing are being called for by elected officials and citizens alike.
The mother of Eric Garner was speaking in Pittsburgh at the closing of an exhibit at the August Wilson Cultural Center.
The police body camera video from the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols is expected to be released Friday night.
