Photos: Images taken from the Tyre Nichols' beating videos
Videos showing five Memphis police officers savagely beating Tyre Nichols, who later died, were made public. Here are images taken from the videos showing the deadly assault on the 29-year-old FedEx worker.
On most weekends, Tyre Nichols would head to the city park, train his camera on the sky and wait for the sun to set. Friends at a memorial service this week described him as joyful and lovable.
The Memphis Police Department has disciplined an officer involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers and outraged the nation with another display of police brutality.
As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp. Just like the attack on George Floyd, a simple intervention could have saved a life.
In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest, Memphis police were dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits.