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More Police Footage In The Tyre Nichols Case Will Be Released Today

Rev. Al Sharpton Holds Funeral For Tyre Nichols In Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN – FEBRUARY 01: Signs are placed on the steps of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on the morning of Tyre Nichols’ funeral on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 7th, 29-year-old Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers at a traffic stop and died of his injuries. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an internal investigation found them to be “directly responsible” for the beating and have been charged with “second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct and one charge of official oppression.” (Photo by Lucy Garrett/Getty Images)

 

 

According to CBS News, today an additional 20 hours of footage showing how Memphis police officers beat Tyre Nichols to death will be released.

 

Reportedly, the charges and disciplinary action against the officers will also be announced, thirteen Memphis Police officers were investigated by the department, and of those seven of them were fired, and three were suspended.

 

 

This comes after the video was released a month ago, showing the Memphis police beating Nichols to a pulp.

 

 

Nichols died after being brutally beaten by police in Memphis back in January.