UPDATE: Seven more Memphis police officers may face discipline in connection with Tyre Nichols’ death last month following an encounter with police, city officials said on Tuesday.
Tyre Nichols remembered
A screen at the entrance of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church displays the celebration of life for Tyre Nichols on Feb. 1, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. On Jan. 7, 29-year-old Nichols was beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop. He died of his injuries three days later.MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seven more Memphis police officers may face discipline in connection with Tyre Nichols’ death last month following an encounter with police, city officials said on Tuesday.
“Once we have completed that process then we can, at that point in time, provide basically all the materials that are involved,” she said.Last month, authorities booked fired officers Tadarrius Bean, 24; Demetrius Haley, 30; Emmitt Martin III, 30; Desmond Mills, 32; and Justin Smith, 28; into jail on charges including second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping in connection with Nichols’ death.
Two other Memphis police officers and two Shelby County sheriff’s deputies have been relieved from duty as authorities investigate the incident. Three Memphis Fire Department employees have also been fired. In addition to the local investigation, federal and state authorities have also launched probes of the incident.
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