The release of the video showing Tyre Nichols' confrontation with police sheds more light on what happened on the night of Jan. 7, three days before he died. It also prompts more questions about the incident, which has sparked nationwide outrage.
The graphic footage of Memphis police officers beating the 29-year-old following a traffic stop was released Friday "because it was important to the community and to Tyre’s family, as they want the world to be their witness and feel their pain," Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said in a statement.
Several officers can be seen grouped with Nichols, standing over him as he's on the ground. As two officers hold him down, a third kicks him. A fourth officer comes over with a baton and the officers pick Nichols up from the ground and hold him up while officers appear to strike him in the face and torso.
The footage shows officers beating Nichols and spraying pepper spray as he begins yelling for his mother, who lived nearby. He can be heard screaming "mom" at least three times. The officers yell multiple times at Nichols to "give me your hands." The officer with the baton can be heard saying, "I'ma baton the f--- out of you" then appears to strike him on the back three times. Officers pull Nichols to a stand, then appear to punch and slap him.
Police said he was pulled over for reckless driving, though Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said she has been unable to substantiate that.told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Ben Crump, the attorney representing the family, told ABC News that the video raises more questions about who was involved, including the unidentified officer at the initial traffic stop whose body camera footage was released, and whether they will face any repercussions.
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