On Friday evening, Memphis officials released video footage of the violent arrest of Tire Nicholsa 29-year-old Black man who died three days after being severely beaten during a traffic stop.
The young man’s death has caused deep pain for the Nichols family, and has touched off a city-wide scandal.
Five Memphis police officers involved in the stop were fired last week, and now face murder charges.
Body-camera footage of the ordeal was released by the city at 7pm ET on Friday. The video showed officers dragging Nichols from his car and firing a taser…
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