5 fired Memphis police officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols
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MARK WEBER/DAILY MEMPHIAN VIA AP
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy answers questions during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.MARK WEBER/DAILY MEMPHIAN VIA AP
TBI Director David Rausch speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.MARK WEBER/DAILY MEMPHIAN VIA AP
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy answers questions during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.MARK WEBER/DAILY MEMPHIAN VIA AP
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, after five fired Memphis Police Officers were charged in the murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VIA AP
This combo of booking images provided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office shows, from top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday, Jan. 26.MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA AP
This combo of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows, from top row from left, officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row, from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday, Jan. 26.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols at a news conference in Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 23. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday, Jan. 25, the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in Washington as it investigates the case of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after his Jan. 7 arrest.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, as RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre, right, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, along with attorney Tony Romanucci, left, also stand with Crump, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23.MARK WEBER/DAILY MEMPHIAN VIA AP
Kenyana Dixon is comforted during a rally for her brother Tyre Nichols at the National Civil Rights Museum on Jan. 16. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. Memphis was a city on edge Monday, Jan. 23, amid anticipation of the release of video footage of a Black man's violent arrest and subsequent death that has led to three separate law enforcement investigations and the firings of five police officers.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7.