A seventh Memphis Police Department employee has been fired for his role in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols, while an eighth police employee retired before it was recommended he lose his job for his part in January's events - which have reignited the national discussion over race and policing, the city's chief legal officer said Tuesday.
The city on Wednesday also plans to release about 20 hours of video and audio related to the arrest of the 29-year-old motorist who died three days after his violent arrest, the chief legal officer Jennifer Sink told city councilmembers. It will add to the already-public footage from police body cameras and a surveillance camera that has given the world a detailed look at the police pummeling Nichols.
In all, 13 members of the Memphis Police Department have been administratively charged in the Nichols case. Three were suspended and two had their charges dismissed, Sink said. Out of the four fire department personnel who were administratively charged, three were fired and one was suspended, Sink continued. This means that the employees have faced discipline.
The six officers previously fired for their roles in Nichols' arrest and beating were members of Memphis Police's Scorpion Unit, an anti-crime task force that residents have accused of violent tactics. Davis initially defended the unit after Nichols' death but later disbanded it.
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