Tyre Nichols: Family urges calm ahead
of video release
Posted By: voxpopuli, 1/27/2023 6:24:47 PM
Tyre Nichols, 29, died days after the 7 January encounter with five ex-police officers who now face murder charges. Family members and officials say body camera footage of the incident shows Mr Nichols was brutally beaten. (snip) Mr Nichols, a black man, was stopped by five police officers, who are also black, on his way home after taking photos of a sunset at a local park, an attorney for the family said. Officials say he was suspected of reckless driving, though Ms Davis said on Friday that has not been substantiated.
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Family members and officials say body camera footage of the incident shows Mr Nichols was brutally beaten. (snip) Mr Nichols, a black man, was stopped by five police officers, who are also black, on his way home after taking photos of a sunset at a local park, an attorney for the family said.
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