Five officers fired last week from the Memphis Police Department face murder and other charges in the death earlier this month of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, jail records show.
Update 3:45 p.m. EST Jan. 16:
“Let me be clear: What happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. This was wrong. This was criminal.” Nichols family attorneys previously said that the 29-year-old was Tased, pepper-sprayed, handcuffed and kicked, At a news conference Thursday, Mulroy acknowledged “that the public is very concerned about whether they can see the video about this incident and the timing of the release of… the video of this incident.”
“While each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols and they are all responsible,” Mulroy said.The officers charged Thursday following Nichols’ death earlier this month face charges of second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, official misconduct and official oppression, according to records from Shelby County Jail.
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