Tyre Nichols

Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and ...

A candlelight vigil was held at the skatepark where the 29-year-old would give lessons to his four-year-old son, his mother said.

His mother said he wanted to go to the park “almost every night” to take pictures of the sunset. “Nobody’s perfect OK, but he was damn near.” “He was trying to get home to safety,” she told CNN on Friday. Nichols called himself an “aspiring photographer” with a particular fondness for landscapes, and posted many of his images He would come home every evening, mid-shift, for his meal break, RowVaughn Wells said. He leaves a four-year-old boy whom he loved to teach skateboarding.

Sometimes body camera footage is made public within hours; other times it takes months. Memphis officials chose a time when businesses would be closed and ...

[died in March 2020 while being detained](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/nyregion/daniel-prude-rochester-police.html) by the police in Rochester, N.Y., police commanders [intentionally delayed](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/nyregion/rochester-police-daniel-prude.html) releasing body camera footage of the encounter for months. That same month, when Daunte Wright was fatally shot by a police officer at a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., the authorities showed graphic body camera footage to reporters [the next day](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/us/brooklyn-center-police-shooting-minnesota.html). Prude’s family](https://apnews.com/article/homicide-rochester-lawsuits-lake-ontario-daniel-prude-99f42ed3c0c36c2cf3c47ee41c66b400) who made the footage public in September 2020. Sometimes the video has been made public swiftly to emphasize transparency. The five officers involved in the encounter were fired last week and were arrested Thursday on second-degree murder and other charges. “Friday at 6 p.m., very, very few people will be at work,” said Frank Colvett Jr., a councilman from the city’s east side. “They anticipate people will be shocked and horrified by what they see,” Professor Lawlor said. It is being released with limited redactions, the officials said. [take much longer](https://apnews.com/article/ny-state-wire-shootings-516ad617e6cf44c07508808d8f65b26f), and in some cases, police departments have withheld video footage out of fear over the public’s reaction to seeing it. Some Memphis city council members who were not involved in deciding when to release the video said they supported the plan to wait until after schools and many businesses in the city had closed for the night. Nichols was hospitalized on Jan. Central time on Friday to release video of the police encounter that resulted in Tyre Nichols’s death.

Video footage of the moments leading up to Tyre Nichols' death, for which five Memphis police officers have been charged, is expected to be released later ...

Research showed that Black people continued to be affected by a fatal encounter between police and an unarmed Black person months after first hearing about it. These might be good signs that you want to take it easy and maybe you don't need to watch it," she said. "Or they can decide that they only want a small amount of information about what happened." They don't have to do it right now," she said. "This is really the message I want people to have: Don't watch them," she said. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said the recordings, which include body cam, dash cam and other surveillance footage, will be made public out of transparency sometime after 7 p.m.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday he was “appalled” by a video showing Memphis police officers violently arresting Tyre Nichols, joining a growing ...

[Tyre Nichols’ Killing: 5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=53fcaf9e22b5) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols video to be released after 6 p.m. [ heard](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-police-audio-recording-sheds-some-light-tyre-nichols-arrest/b4de4be4-d06b-43aa-b4fb-66c2b6bc8d66/) on released police audio of the incident saying Nichols was running, and police have [ said](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-video-to-be-released-after-6-p-m-friday/69844967007/) Nichols was later transported to a hospital in critical condition after complaining of “shortness of breath.” It’s not known why five officers became involved in a routine traffic stop, nor what actions the officers took that allegedly led to Nichols’ death. The city of Memphis is planning to release the video Friday night after 6 p.m. Friday](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-video-to-be-released-after-6-p-m-friday/69844967007/) (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Authorities have not specified an exact release time. [ saying](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-tyre-nichols-case/) in a statement Thursday, “Outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable.”

The officers, all of whom are Black, were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Nichols, a motorist who died three days after a Jan. 7 ...

As the leaders of all the Santa Clara County agencies, we are committed to a world in which all people feel justice is administered with dignity, equity and fairness; instilling cultures within our agencies which prioritize a fundamental commitment to the preservation of human life. It hurts me to know Tyre's family had to see a video of their son and loved one being brutally beaten and will likely see it again and again in the days ahead. It is traumatic and it is understandable that Americans all over our nation are angry and disgusted. In the South Bay, the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs' Association said in a statement it "is deeply troubled by the horrific death of Mr. Tyre Nichols at the hands of five ex-Memphis Police Officers. 7 confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.

Social media posts show that Mr. Nichols harbored a mistrust of prevailing government and economic systems, yet, a friend says, he also considered trying to ...

Nichols wrote that he had seen “a lot more cops” who had decided to “kneel with all the protesters” and walk alongside them “with no batons and forceful weapons.” He had a son with a woman he was in a relationship with for awhile. On the Saturday night when he was beaten, his mother had planned to cook him sesame chicken, a favorite. “But my son, he actually was a good boy,” she said. “He felt the presence of the creator out in Memphis more than he ever had,” Ms. He wrote passionately about the plight of Indigenous people and the resilience of African Americans in the face of centuries of oppression. His move to Memphis in 2020 roughly coincided with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and its lockdowns. He had fled from the officers on foot, and had apparently been running toward the home of his mother and stepfather, where he had been living. He had been living with his father in Sacramento, but the father was terminally ill, and would die before Mr. “He was going through a lot,” Ms. “He was two minutes from the house when they murdered him.” His social media posts show that he identified with the Black Lives Matter movement and harbored a mistrust of prevailing government and economic systems.

Prosecutors say the video shows heinous acts of police brutality that directly led to Nichols' death.

Criminal justice reform activists say Nichols’ death is just the latest example of police brutality against Black men due to a system that is inherently racist. An attorney for Nichols’ family has asked for the unit to be abolished, and Davis ordered a review of the group after Nichols’ death. The unit was created in 2021 with a goal of targeted deployment focused on violent crimes. [ were charged with second-degree murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=53fcaf9e22b5) Thursday, along with several other counts, including aggravated kidnapping and official misconduct through the exercise of power. They have not entered pleas yet, but attorneys for Martin and Mills have both [said](https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/tyre-nichols-death-two-officers-involved-confrontation-will-turn-themselves-sources-say/AB76CG36CRGR7OWTFWG7QZ7YYU/) they intend to plead not guilty. Five officers allegedly involved in the arrest

On the way home, he was stopped for reckless driving, according to the Memphis Police Department. As officers approached Nichols to arrest him, a "confrontation ...

Five Memphis police officers were determined to be "directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. A protest was already scheduled Friday evening in front of Dallas Police Department headquarters. The video is expected to be released Friday evening. The plaintiff, Cordarlrius Sledge, said he was an inmate in 2015 when Haley and another corrections officer accused him of flushing contraband. He was named as a defendant in a 2016 federal civil rights lawsuit while employed by the Shelby County Division of Corrections. As officers approached Nichols to arrest him, a "confrontation" occurred and Nichols then fled, police said. "Justice means following the law," Massey said. Nichols was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Nichols," according to Memphis Police Director Cerelyn "CJ" Davis: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith. A second "confrontation" also occurred at some point before Nichols was ultimately arrested, police said. [charged with murder](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-officers-charged-second-degree-murder/) in the death of [Tyre Nichols](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-death-arrest-protest-police-investigation-memphis-tennessee/), a Black man who died three days after a violent traffic stop. Here is what we know so far about his death and the aftermath.

People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. Scott Olson—Getty Images.

[How Our Cells Strategize](https://time.com/6248597/how-cells-keep-us-alive/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230125)To Keep Us Alive That assertion by officers at the scene has not yet been proven by [postmortem tests and exams](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/25/tyre-nichols-independent-autopsy-extensive-bleeding-lawyers-say/11118897002/) that have thus far been made public. Three years later, [a Black police officer shot and killed a 15-year-old Black boy named Edward Garner](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/officer-killed-unarmed-teen-1974-it-changed-how-police-justify-n1120611) as the teen was climbing a backyard fence after allegedly burglarizing a house where no one was home. [caused the death of a 17-year-old black boy named Elton Hayes](https://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2021/10/teenager-elton-hayes-was-killed-50-years-ago-today/) following a high-speed car chase. [a traffic stop](https://time.com/6175852/pretextual-traffic-stops/), traffic stops are the genesis of a large share of incidents that lead to a use of force, and when Black Americans do come in contact with police, they are also significantly more likely to have some type of force used upon them than white Americans. [drop guns” to plant on suspects and put notches on their service weapons for every Black person they’d killed](https://tri-statedefender.com/elton-hymon-an-unsung-hero/02/22/). Hayes’ was [one of two deaths of a Black young person](https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/elton-hayes-to-tyre-nichols-history-of-police-brutality-and-reform-mpd/522-4dd45adf-3f10-46f4-a33f-43a3c32cbef6) under similar circumstances that year. But there is also the disquieting fact that images of official violence – on the [Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-sunday-civil-rights-protesters-beaten-selma) and on a Minneapolis street in 2020 – have [played a role](https://theconversation.com/how-the-images-of-john-lewis-being-beaten-during-bloody-sunday-went-viral-143080) in boosting [public support for policy changes](https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/Civil-Rights/VRA-Documentary/#:~:text=Sections&text=On%20March%207%2C%201965%2C%20peaceful,landmark%201965%20Voting%20Rights%20Act.) and forced some people who, because of their own race, have very different experiences with police, to admit that, at the very least, some officers have broken the law. The law of qualified immunity, some of white America’s indifference, [and the highest court in the land](https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1047085626/supreme-court-police-qualified-immunity-cases) together shield some officers from accountability. [Lora King, the daughter of the late Rodney King,](https://time.com/6153025/rodney-king-george-floyd-families/) peer through a steady font of tears at a looped video of his 1991 beating. He was [a man who liked to take his chances on a skateboard](https://twitter.com/FlyMai16/status/1618706277697482752?s=20&t=GbhSeSA8sQhyvkM6AH5LNA) and [photograph](https://thiscaliforniakid2.wixsite.com/tnicholsphotography) Memphis’s [architecture, scenery, and sunsets](https://www.memphisflyer.com/want-to-see-tyre-nichols-memphis-check-out-his-photography-website). It may be necessary for reasonable mental health in deeply troubling times characterized by [mass shootings](https://time.com/6249198/lunar-new-year-mass-shooting-monterey-park-california/), child shootings, and a [very young child who fired a bullet into his teacher](https://time.com/6250280/virginia_school_6-year-old-shot-teacher/) in class.

On January 7, 2023, Nichols was violently beaten by five Memphis police officers who had pulled him over for alleged reckless driving.

“I join Tyre’s family in calling for peaceful protest,” President Joe Biden [said](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/tyre-nichols-protest-video-release) on Thursday, and Lora Dene King—the daughter of police brutality victim Rodney King—called the video of Nichols’s beating “extremely sickening” in a recent [statement](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-los-angeles-rodney-king-tyre-nichols-beating-video-memphis-police/3082962/). [planned demonstrations](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/tyre-nichols-protest-video-release) against police brutality in Memphis and other U.S. Mulroy said on Thursday in a statement that echoed the fury of activists and protestors who have [fired](https://www.nytimes.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-dead.html?name=styln-tyre-nichols®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=undefined&is_new=false), after an internal investigation found that they used excessive force and failed to intervene or provide help. [Memphis, Tennessee](https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyre-nichols-man-allegedly-murdered-5-memphis-police/story?id=96717732) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nichols [died](https://www.nytimes.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-dead.html?name=styln-tyre-nichols®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=LegacyCollection&variant=undefined&is_new=false) three days later, with an independent autopsy finding that he “suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating.”

Authorities are calling for calm in the face of the anticipated protests following the video's release.

After the video footage was released, Biden said: “Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’s death. “He was a human piñata for those police officers,” one family attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said to reporters. “Get the fuck out of the car!” one officer shouted several times. Nichols replied “I didn’t do anything” as they shout “get on the fucking ground”. In one video, which is from a police body camera, Nichols can be heard crying out “mom” as he was on the ground with officers surrounding him. This video appears to show eight officers milling about as he languished against the car. They dragged Nichols’ limp body to a police car shortly thereafter and sat him against the side. As Nichols, who appeared cuffed, remained on the ground, one officer kicked him in the head and then did so again. “This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual … “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 One of the officers involved in the stop yelled “Tase him!” Nichols ran from the officers; the fatal beating unfolded when officers later apprehended him.

In the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking ...

The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. "But we need to ensure our community is safe in this process." "Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols' death," Biden said in the statement. "And we have to call out this culture every time we get a chance." "For them to act in such a brutal way is more egregious than I can tell you. We won't have Black officers treated differently than white officers under the law." "We now have the blueprint, America, and we won't accept less going forward in the future. Lawyers say the five officers who beat Nichols were part of such a unit. President Joe Biden issued a statement as the footage was released on Friday, calling it "horrific." State and federal authorities are also investigating the officers. At times, he is screaming, and appears to call out "Mom." The footage was uploaded to Vimeo in four different parts, showing police-issued body-worn camera.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins watched a televised interview on Friday of Tyre Nichols' mother speaking about the loss of her son, and lost control ...

“Such aggressive policing and excessive force illustrate the continued need for accountability in the justice system.” He was just a few minutes from the home he shared with his mother and stepfather. “We are outraged by the deadly beating that Tyre Nichols received from five Memphis police officers,” the Bucks said in their statement. Nichols was on his way home from taking pictures of the sky on Jan. The officers, who are also Black, all face second-degree murder charges, as well as charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. Nichols, the entire Memphis community and those who are affected by these tragic images and loss.”

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement in response to the Memphis Police Department's body camera footage being released…

The NBA family remains committed to partnering with advocates, policymakers and law enforcement to work toward solutions.

We are with you. NEW YORK — The images of Tyre Nichols’ life needlessly cut short are horrifying. Nichols, the entire Memphis community and those who are affected by these tragic images and loss.

Recording of the 29-year-old's killing has sent shockwaves across the US, with the officers' conduct being condemnedThis article contains descriptions of ...

“This is now the blueprint for all these other police forces around the country,” Crump said on CNN. The decision to release the video on Friday was itself significant. “Tyre Nichols should have made it home to his family,” vice-president Kamala Harris said in a statement. The videos show “how gruesome it is, how appalling it is”, Benjamin Crump, the civil rights attorney who is representing Nichols’s family, said on CNN Friday. Even after being warned for days that the video of Nichols was gruesome, the images released Friday evening were horrifying. In minutes, police yanked him from his car, threw him to the ground, attempted to Tase him, and threatened to knock him out.

Video footage released by the City of Memphis on Friday shows how Tyre Nichols suffered a severe beating after a traffic stop.

Mr. At one point, Mr. Throughout the struggle, Mr. Nichols is placed against the car and check on Mr. Officers slap and push Mr. Officers stop Mr. One of the four videos released by the city of Memphis shows Mr. “Watch out, I’ll spray your eyes again,” one officer says as he sprays Mr. At least two police cars arrive at the intersection where Mr. Several officers try to forcefully pin Mr. As officers wrestle with him, Mr. The Memphis Police Department initially said that Mr.

Tyre Nichols should have made it home to his family. Yet, once again, America mourns the life of a son and father brutally cut short at the hands of those.

Congress must act with urgency and pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The footage and images released tonight will forever be seared in our memories, and they open wounds that will never fully heal. The persistent issue of police misconduct and use of excessive force in America must end now.

Footage has emerged of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police on January 7; Nichols died three days later and five police officers have ...

"I'm proud of our guys going out there. The senseless loss of life for Tyre Nichols has really hit us hard. They're going through a lot.

The National Guard is already present in Atlanta. Other protests shut down a major highway in Memphis and Grand Central Station in New York City.

[declared a state of emergency](https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2023) this week, and members of the National Guard [can be seen in Atlanta](https://twitter.com/BillyHeathFOX5/status/1619118727118880768), attempting to curb protesters. [can also be seen protesting outside the White House](https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1619142067757907968) hours after Biden urged citizens ["not to resort to violence or destruction." Officials also [shut down Grand Central Station](https://twitter.com/newy0rksrealist/status/1619110342847770624?s=20&t=HsklkUQVhkQPgGbSJPJYYQ) in anticipation of protests in New York City, [where demonstrators can already be seen in Times Square. No, they are the slave patrol." "You put on a uniform, and what you think they are brothers? Officials have been preparing for nationwide protests in the days leading up to the release of the footage.

Experts in police training who reviewed videos released on Friday of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis said they believed there was no ...

The beating is “the definition of excessive force,” Mr. Wexler said was a violation of their duty to render aid. Obayashi said, but the same stress should be placed on awareness of their own emotions.

Nichols died three days after being detained by Memphis police. Jan. 18: Federal investigations begin. Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western ...

"Further details and findings from this independent report will be disclosed at another time." They have been charged with "second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravating kidnapping, resulting in bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power, official misconduct through failure to act when there is a duty imposed by law, and official oppression," according to the Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. It was unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating of this young boy for 3 minutes." “State authorities have publicly announced that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating," Ritz said in a statement. Francis Hospital in critical condition, according to police. Jan.

Body cam footage of the brutal arrest in Memphis of the Black man has sparked protests in several cities. The five ex-officers involved face a litany of ...

"This tragedy meets the absolute definition of a needless and unnecessary death. She called it a professional failing and said "the incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane." In Memphis, a group of demonstrators gathered at a downtown park and then took to the streets, shutting down the I-55 bridge over the Mississippi River between Memphis and West Memphis. "Yet again, we're seeing evidence of what happens to Black and brown people from simple traffic stops," Crump said. Later, officers are seen repeatedly kicking, punching and using a baton to strike Nichols as he lies on the ground. During the initial confrontation, Nichols fled the scene of the traffic stop, police said. needs a great deal of reform. 8 ](https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1612057507937095680)that Nichols was taken into custody after a traffic stop that involved two confrontations with officers. In the videos, officers are seen dragging Nichols from his car and shouting profanities throughout the confrontation. [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-profile-memphis-3104f3cdbaf568daf6647eca080d4001). After attempting to flee on foot, Nichols was aggressively beaten by police, newly released police video shows. 7 for what police said was reckless driving.

Several police officers involved in Nichols' arrest were part of Memphis' specialized unit assigned with addressing violent crime, although officers said ...

[released the footage](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-video-footage-released-of-violent-arrest-in-memphis/?sh=5ab762832d8e) of Nichols’ violent arrest Friday night, revealing what prosecutors argue was a deadly police beating, and what Davis [described](https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1618945605560315905?s=20&t=L3bzOjGh_7s6P3cqHkY7Hg) as “heinous,” a defiance of “humanity,” and “about the same, if not worse” than the violent 1991 police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles that prompted riots. Before the footage was made public, Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, [Tyre Nichols’ Killing: What We Know About The Investigation Into Memphis Police Officers](https://www.forbes.com/video/6319313900112/tyre-nichols-killing-what-we-know-about-the-investigation-into-memphis-police-officers/?sh=24d9d54ad06b) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols’ Killing: 5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=48b9c0ea22b5) (Forbes) [Tyre Nichols Video: Footage Released Of Violent Arrest In Memphis](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-video-footage-released-of-violent-arrest-in-memphis/?sh=68d9b41f2d8e) (Forbes) and Justin Smith—were “ [directly responsible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpD2FDjBBr8)” for Nichols’ death. The five officers involved, who are also Black, were [charged](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/26/tyre-nichols-killing-5-memphis-police-officers-charged-with-murder/?sh=6a0d26a222b5) with second-degree murder on Thursday, after being fired by the Memphis Police Department last week, following multiple investigations into the arrest. What happened before the body cameras started? Why were five police officers involved in a routine traffic stop? [urged](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tyre-nichols-mother-asks-protesters-to-be-peaceful-when-bodycam-footage-is-released/) people to “protest in peace” upon the release of the video, saying it would be “horrific.” President Joe Biden made a similar [warning](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/26/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-tyre-nichols-case/) in a statement on Thursday, saying, “outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable.” FBI Director Christopher Wray had also [alerted FBI field officers](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/27/fbi-chief-appalled-at-violent-video-of-tyre-nichols-arrest-ahead-of-public-release/?sh=39a759486fb4) to prepare for the possibility of protests “getting out of hand,” after he saw the video, saying he was “appalled” by what he saw. Why was a special unit involved? Why did it turn violent? Nichols died of excessive blood loss at a Memphis hospital on January 10, three days after he was pulled over in what police said was a routine traffic stop. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/tyre-nichols-beating-video-takeaways/index.html) law enforcement analyst John Miller described the situation as a failure of police officers to use “arrest and control tactics” and resorting to “brutality”—with Nichols heard telling officers he was “just trying to get home” as he ran from police, before they catch up with him, throwing kicks and punches, and using pepper spray.

The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the "senseless loss" of Tyre Nichols, ...

“Our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. Nichols, the entire Memphis community and those who are affected by these tragic images and loss.” The senseless loss of life for Tyre Nichols really hit us hard and it’s been tough being on the road, not being home. Put their arms around the Nichols family, the Wells family. “Our team understands that our city is hurting,” Jenkins said. Five Memphis police officers, who also are Black and have been fired, were charged with murder.

Nichols was an avid skateboarder from Sacramento, California, and came to Memphis just before the coronavirus pandemic and got stuck.

Jang said Nichols was so moved by it that he pulled out his flip phone and dropped it in a cup of water. His website, called This California Kid, starts with an invitation: “Welcome to the world through my eyes.” Afterwards, Spates said his wife commented, “He’s got such a good spirit and soul and calm presence.” He was just a few minutes from the home he shared with his mother and stepfather, when he was The two hadn’t seen each other in awhile, but Jang said Nichols came up behind him and gave him a big hug as the two caught up. “What drew me to Tyre was just — he’s real,” Curtis Chapman said. But he was damn near,” his mother, RowVaughn Wells, said at a news conference this week, moments after she watched the video of her son being beaten. But when Niko Chapman was 10 years old, his parents would let him walk to the park alone as long as they knew Nichols was there. “He just always made me feel really welcome.” Nichols, a 29-year-old father, was on his way home from taking pictures of the sky on Jan. He preferred landscapes and loved the glow of sunsets most, his family has said. “People have a story to tell, why not capture it.”

The Grizzlies were one of several NBA teams to speak out Friday, the day video was released showing how Tyre Nichols was killed by five Memphis police ...

The union said it would "continue to monitor the investigation and legal proceedings in search of justice for Tyre and his family." To the Nichols' family and Memphis community, my heart is with you tonight." This appalling police misconduct endangers us all and erodes the continuously waning trust of the police within our communities." "The police killing of Tyre Nichols marks the continuation of horrific police brutality against yet another Black man. "The images of Tyre Nichols' life needlessly cut short are horrifying," the league said. "We are outraged by the deadly beating that Tyre Nichols received from five Memphis police officers," the Bucks said in their statement. He was just a few minutes from the home he shared with his mother and stepfather. Video of the killing was released Friday evening. "There's way harder things going on in the city versus what's going on with our basketball right now," Jenkins said after his team's 111-100 loss. "The senseless loss of life for Tyre Nichols has really hit us hard," Jenkins told Bally Sports, the Grizzlies' broadcast partner, in a pregame interview. There was a moment of silence before the game in Minnesota. The NBA, WNBA and several teams released statements of support for the family, as did the players' unions.

The so-called Scorpion special unit will be disbanded after its officers were seen beating Mr Nichols.

The Scorpion programme was touted by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland in a speech a year ago. If the system is broken, she added, the only way to fix it is to start again. "Memphis is taking a stand," said Casio Montez, one of the protest organisers. But she acknowledged that the officers who brutally beat Tyre Nichols "decided to go off the rails". He died in hospital three days later, on 10 January. "We are doing an individual evaluation of all units," she said.

As public officials and others condemned the actions they viewed, initial reactions from protesters around the country were largely peaceful.

“I can’t believe no one thought ‘we don’t have to keep beating this man.,’” Nino Brown, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, said at a vigil for Mr. Mayor Darrell Steinberg said the video filled him with “anger, sorrow and revulsion,” Kathy Lester, the city’s police chief, called the actions of the Memphis officers “inhumane and inexcusable,” and the Sacramento County sheriff, Jim Cooper, said the “horrendous acts displayed by these few officers do not reflect the values of this office or law enforcement as a whole.” In Memphis, for days before the video release, city officials, civic leaders and Mr. “That faith is what we will lean on in the coming days, weeks and months to ensure the totality of circumstances is revealed.” On Saturday, officials with the Memphis Police announced that the department was deactivating the unit. As police departments around the country responded, law enforcement officials said actions shown in the video defied what officers are trained to do. “The video is all the horrific things that were described to us,” said Josh Spickler, the executive director of Just City, a civil rights organization in Memphis, referring to days of warnings from law enforcement officials and Mr. Mills, said in a statement that the videos have “produced as many questions as they have answers.” The officers, according to the video, escalated their use of physical force and gave conflicting orders, repeatedly demanding that Mr. Separately, the Memphis Fire Department said that two of its employees were also being investigated for their actions at the scene. and Justin Smith — had been fired from the Memphis Police Department after an internal investigation found they had used excessive force and failed to intervene or render aid, as the agency’s policy required them to do. Officials said minor acts of vandalism were committed during a protest outside the Los Angeles Police Department’s headquarters, which was blocked by police in riot gear.

The death of Nichols, 29, after being beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee, during a traffic stop has prompted outrage.

[officers are charged](https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-police-officers-charged-48d48f2137a2f34482274edb1bd1bab2) with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush said that Congress must take action, arguing “charging the officers who brutalized Tyre is not enough”. Memphis police claimed in a statement that officers tried to stop a man for reckless driving on 7 January and he was brought to hospital in critical condition following two confrontations. Five Black officers involved in the incident were fired and [charged](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/26/tyre-nichols-five-ex-police-officers-custody) Thursday with murder. [Tyre Nichols](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/26/memphis-police-tyre-nichols-death-what-we-know), a Black man, died several days after Memphis, Tennessee police repeatedly beat him following a 7 January traffic stop. 26 January They describe the footage as showing a “savage” three-minute interaction that recalled the notorious 1991 police beating of Black Los Angeles driver Rodney King. They tell media that Nichols was restrained, pepper-sprayed, and “was a human piñata for those police officers”. Nichols’ stepfather, Rodney Wells, told reporters that his stepson suffered kidney failure and cardiac arrest because of the beatdown. All of these officers are Black. After the officers drag Nichols out of his car, and position him against the ground, he gets up and runs away. 7 January