7 more Memphis officers may face discipline in Tyre Nichols case
The disturbing video of Nichols' arrest sparked outrage across the country as questions were raised about the conduct of several police officers and first responders at the scene.
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The disturbing video of Nichols' arrest sparked outrage across the country as questions were raised about the conduct of several police officers and first responders at the scene.
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CBS News obtained documents that reveal information about previous disciplinary actions taken against four of the five Memphis Police officers charged with Tyre Nichols murder. Elise Preston reports.
The men were identified as Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker.
On Monday, two more Memphis police officers and three fire department employees were relieved of duty in relation to the beating and eventual death of Tyre Nichols. Elise Preston has more on the investigation and how the community is reacting.
Officials said Monday that two more Memphis officers were relieved of duty and three fire department employees were fired following the police beating of Tyre Nichols. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston joined John Dickerson from Memphis with the latest on the investigation.
Another Memphis police officer was suspended over the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols. CBS News racial justice contributor and director and founder of Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research Ibram X. Kendi joins CBS News to discuss the issue of race in the case, and his new book "How To Be A (Young) Antiracist."
The Memphis Police Department said Preston Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of Nichols' violent arrest.
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The five Memphis officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols were part of the city's special “Scorpion” unit. The city has now disbanded the group, with Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn Davis saying the group strayed from the mission. Chief justice correspondent Jeff Pegues reports from Washington.
Protesters across the U.S. are demanding justice and calling for an end to police brutality after videos were released Friday showing the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Jeff Pegues has more.
Officials have released video of Tyre Nichols' violent arrest by Memphis police on Jan. 7. Nichols died three days after this encounter. This video is a combination of clips from each of the four videos released today. The content is disturbing and viewer discretion is advised.
President Biden spoke with Tyre Nichols' parents over the phone and offered his condolences ahead of the public release of the video. In a statement, Mr. Biden said he was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video. The president added while the footage will leave people justifiably outraged, he joins the Nichols family in calling for peaceful protest.
Tyre Nichols was on his way home when Memphis Police pulled him over on Jan. 7. Disturbing video from a surveillance camera and police bodycams show officers tasing Nichols, tackling him to the ground and striking him repeatedly with their boots and batons as he wails, screams for his mother and cries "I'm just trying to go home." Nichols died three days later. Protesters took to the streets across the country after the release of the video. Elise Preston reports.
Memphis police director C.J. Davis describes the officers' actions in the Tyre Nichols police stop video as heinous, reckless and inhumane. Davis says she could only stomach watching the video once. In an interview with CBS News' Jeff Pegues, Davis says she still doesn't understand why the officers went so far.
The autopsy was commissioned by attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci following Nichols' death after an encounter with Memphis police.
Five former Memphis police officers are facing second-degree murder charges after the death of Tyre Nichols. The Memphis police chief called the officers' actions "reckless" and "inhumane." Video of the arrest is expected to be released Friday night. Elise Preston reports.
The officers' body cameras were not activated during the Dec. 2022 encounter.
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