Tyre Nichols’ mother says her son was 80 yards from home when Memphis police officers “murdered him” during a violent confrontation that happened during a traffic stop
This combo of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows from top left, officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, and bottom from left, officers Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. Memphis was on edge Monday, jan. 23, 2023 ahead of the possible release of video footage of a Black man's violent arrest that has led to three separate law enforcement investigations and the firings of these five police officers after he died in a hospital. MEMPHIS, Tenn.
“Our son ran because he was scared for his life,” Rodney Wells said. “And when you see the video you’ll see why he was scared for his life. Attorney Ben Crump said during a news conference that the footage of Tyre Nichols' Jan. 7 arrest"is appalling. It is deplorable. It is heinous.” Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy issued a statement Monday saying investigators don’t want the release of the video to the public yet because they don't want to risk compromising the investigation.
The officers have been identified as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. All five are Black. State Rep. Antonio Parkinson, a Memphis Democrat, said Sunday that the predominantly Black city has been on edge since the arrest, which he called “horrific and senseless.”
Turner also said that the potential for unrest could be higher if the officers who were involved were white.
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