This combo of photographs offered by the Memphis Police Division exhibits from high left, officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, and backside from left, officers Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. Memphis was on edge Monday, jan. 23, 2023 forward of the potential launch of video footage of a Black man’s violent arrest that has led to a few separate regulation enforcement investigations and the firings of those 5 law enforcement officials after he died in a hospital. (Memphis Police Division through AP)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A lawyer for the household of a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with police throughout a visitors cease stated Monday that video of the encounter exhibits it was “violent” and “troublesome on each stage.”
The footage of Tyre Nichols’ Jan. 7 arrest “is appalling. It’s deplorable. It’s heinous,” legal professional Ben Crump stated throughout a information convention.
Crump, who seen the footage earlier Monday together with Nichols’ household and their different legal professionals, stated it reminded them of the notorious video of the Los Angeles police beating of Rodney King.
