Joyce Vance: Memphis U.S. attorney Kevin Ritz did something very simple when discussing the federal investigation into Tyre Nichols’ death. And it doesn’t happen often enough.
second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping. Nichols died Jan. 10. The indictment came surprisingly quickly.
Or, perhaps, not. Because the beating, which resulted in the prompt firing of all the officers involved, was captured on body camera footage.from an autopsy released by the Nichols family show the 29-year-old suffered “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating” before his death. Contemplating what the officers must have done to cause such serious injury is shocking and appalling.
In a vitally important press conference, the Justice Department made clear its own commitment to investigate the circumstances surrounding the horrific death. Ritz noted that an experienced investigator and an experienced lawyer from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division would be part of that team.
The Justice Department is often accused, sometimes fairly so, of not being transparent with the public.
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