Three Memphis, Tennessee fire department members were terminated on Monday for failing to give Tyre Nichols an adequate assessment.
Former Memphis Police Officer James Kirkwood on the need for oversight after the police beating of Nicholswere fired on Monday after an investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols revealed they"failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment on the victim," according to the fire chief.– Desmond Mills, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley – were charged in the death of Nichols. All five officers were terminated on Jan.
Memphis authorities released four videos of the incident on the night of Jan. 7, when police conducted a traffic stop on 29-year-old Nichols.The traffic stop started shortly after 8 p.m. and bodycam footage released last week shows officers approaching Nichols and ordering him out of the car while using profanities.
The footage showed the violent encounter between the five officers and Nichols, who spent three days in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries.The Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at about 8:30 p.m. to respond to a person who was pepper sprayed.
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