The five Memphis officers who were fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop are in custody and charged with murder.
Relatives allege Tyre Nichols died from a Memphis police beating. The US Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the incident.The five Memphis police officers who were fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Jan. 7 have each been charged with murder and are in custody Thursday, according to Shelby County, Tennessee, jail records.
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. "Whatever it takes to clear my son's name and to get justice for my son," Rodney Wells told ABC News. "If they need to keep the video for two more weeks, then let them keep the video for two more weeks."The Memphis Police Department announced on Friday that it fired the five police officers, all Black, involved in the incident, concluding the department's internal investigation.
Memphis Chief of Police Cerelyn Davis said that other Memphis police officers are still under investigation for Memphis Police Department policy violations in a video posted Wednesday evening. Nichols' family said he was kicked, pepper-sprayed and shocked with a stun gun, all while Nichols repeatedly asked, "What did I do?"
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