#Im tyrone wrong free#

Demetrius Haley, 30, hired in August 2020 (a former corrections officer first officer at initial traffic stop).Tadarrius Bean, 24, hired in August 2020.The five Black Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers accused of beating Nichols in connection to the traffic stop each had two to six years of police experience. According to his family's attorney, Nichols was 'almost impossibly slim' due to Crohn's disease, and weighed 145 pounds (66 kilograms) at a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 meters). Nichols was raised in Sacramento, California, and moved to Memphis in 2020. Nichols worked for FedEx, and was an amateur photographer with a photography website. Tyre Deandre Nichols (June 5, 1993 – January 10, 2023) was a 29-year-old Black man. After the release of the videos, widespread protests began on January 27. Memphis Fire Services terminated three employees for their failure to evaluate or assist Nichols. The MPD has disciplined, relieved of duty, dismissed, or arrested thirteen officers in total regarding their conduct. They have all pled not guilty to the charges. They were arrested and charged on January 26 with second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, official misconduct, and official oppression. The five officers who allegedly assaulted Nichols were discharged from the MPD, effective January 8, 2023. The autopsy determined the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head, and the manner of death as homicide. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Justice both opened investigations into the incident. Davis later stated that the department had reviewed camera footage and could not find any evidence of probable cause for the traffic stop. The MPD released four edited video clips from police body cameras and a nearby pole-mounted camera. The officers reported that they stopped Nichols for reckless driving. Nichols was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Medics on the scene failed to administer care for 16 minutes after arriving. Five black officers caught up with Nichols near the house, where they punched, kicked and pepper sprayed him, and struck him with a baton.

#Im tyrone wrong free#

Nichols broke free and ran toward his mother's house, which was less than a mile (1.6 km) away. The officers, members of the Memphis Police Department (MPD) SCORPION unit, pulled Nichols from his car before pepper spraying and tasering him. On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, was fatally injured by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, dying three days later.