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☆ A defense attorney for one of the Memphis cops charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols said 'no one' 'intended' for him to die. Nichols' family isn't buying that argument.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An attorney for one of the cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death said nobody "intended" for him to die. But a lawyer for the victim's family told Insider the officer's actions were "designed to harm." But a lawyer for Nichols' family said the officers' "actions were designed to kill." But attorneys for Nichols' family, who have already viewed the police body-camera video, said it shows the five Black officers beating Nichols like a "human pinata" for three straight minutes. Authorities allege 29-year-old Nichols was severely beaten by Martin, Mills, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith during a traffic stop on January 7.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan 27 (Reuters) - The police department in the city of Memphis was set on Friday to release body-camera video of a violent confrontation between a Black motorist and five police officers charged with murder in his death earlier this month. Nichols succumbed to injuries he sustained from his encounter with police and died while hospitalized on Jan. 10, three days after he was pulled over while driving. The last words heard on the video were Nichols calling out for his mother three times, Crump said. Two members of the Memphis Fire Department involved in the response have been relieved of their duties pending a separate inquiry. PUBLIC OUTRAGE EXPECTEDAdditional Memphis police officers remain under investigation for policy infractions, Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said on Thursday in a message posted to YouTube.

☆ 'Hope that those officers get what they deserve,' says man who accused ex-officer in Tyre Nichols case of 2015 jailhouse assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Doha Madani | Tim Stelloh | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

One of the officers Sledge named in his complaint was Demetrius Haley, who according to the suit worked for the county department of corrections at the time. Haley was terminated from the Memphis Police Department over multiple policy violations in the Jan. 7 traffic stop of Nichols, including use of force. Sledge was unaware that Haley was one of the officers involved in the Nichols case until he was contacted by NBC News. “I just hope that those officers get what they deserve and set an example for the rest of officers,” Sledge said. The five officers terminated last week “were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols,” Davis said.

☆ Officers fired after Tyre Nichols's death were 'directly responsible' for his abuse, police chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

In a video statement, Memphis Police Chief C.J. The five officers terminated last week "were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols," Davis said. “I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels,” she said. Authorities have provided few details about the stop that led to Nichols’ death. A forensic pathologist hired by Nichols' family found he “suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” a lawyer for his family said Tuesday.

Early findings in an autopsy show that Tyre Nichols, who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, was severely beaten prior to his death, his family attorneys said Tuesday. Nichols, 29, was hospitalized and died three days after Memphis, Tennessee, police officers stopped him Jan. 7. The Shelby County Medical Examiner's office has not released an official cause of death, but Nichols' family has hired a forensic pathologist to review his case. Preliminary findings from the review found that Nichols "suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating," according to family attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci. Nichols' family met with Memphis officials Monday to view footage of Nichols' traffic stop, which Romanucci described as an "unabashed, nonstop beating."

Family members of Tyre Nichols are set to meet with officials Monday to view footage of the traffic stop that led to his death, three days after he was hospitalized in critical condition. Nichols' family scheduled a press conference to follow their viewing of the video of the traffic stop. Family members and local activists hold a rally for Tyre Nichols at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 16, 2023. Tyre Nichols. Courtesy familyNichols' case is being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and the Department of Justice, which announced it was launching a civil rights inquiry into the traffic stop.

Jan 23 (Reuters) - The video of Memphis police beating a Black man who died after a traffic stop on Jan. 7 reminded civil rights attorney Ben Crump of the assault on Rodney King, Crump said after viewing the police bodycam recording with the man's family on Monday. Crump said the video reminded him of how Los Angeles police repeatedly beat King in video captured by a witness in 1991, sparking protests and reforms in the department. "Regrettably, it reminded us of (the) Rodney King video," said Crump, who previously represented the families of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin. "Regrettably, unlike Rodney King, Tyre didn't survive." Nichols was less than 100 yards (meters) from home during the traffic stop and called out for this mother three times at the end of the video, Crump told a news conference.

☆ 5 Memphis police officers fired after traffic stop leads to hospitalization, death of Tyre Nichols
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Five Memphis police officers were fired Friday after the chief said they violated department policies during a traffic stop in Tennessee this month that ended with the hospitalization and death of a 29-year-old man. “The Memphis Police Department is committed to protecting and defending the rights of every citizen in our city,” Davis said. In an emailed statement, Memphis Police Association President Lt. Essica Cage-Rosario cited an ongoing criminal investigation into Nichols’ death and declined to comment on the officers’ firing. Courtesy familyIn a statement, lawyers for the family said the officers' firing was a first step toward justice for Nichols and his family. A "confrontation" followed, the department said at the time, and officers pursued Nichols when he fled on foot.

The Department of Justice and FBI on Wednesday announced a civil rights inquiry into a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, that preceded the death of a Black man. Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after being taken to a hospital in critical condition following the Jan. 7 stop. Nichols' family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and have demanded the public release of body camera and any other surveillance footage from the stop. Crump did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment regarding the civil rights investigation Wednesday. Sierra Rogers, holding her daughter Khloe Rogers, wipes away tears as she speaks during a memorial service for her friend Tyre Nichols on Tuesday.

The family of a Memphis man who was hospitalized and died following a traffic stop with police are demanding the official release of body camera and surveillance footage from the encounter. Courtesy family"Nobody should ever die from a simple traffic stop — the footage is the only way to discern the true narrative of why and how that happened to Tyre," Crump said. Family members also demonstrated outside the National Civil Rights Museum with protesters on Monday, holding signs with photos of Nichols. "You shouldn't be on a dialysis machine press machine looking like this because of a traffic stop," Wells told WMC. According to the Memphis Police Department, a "confrontation" occurred between Nichols and the officers when they approached his car on January 7.

☆ Grammy winner is fatally shot by police after allegedly holding his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers had gone to the home to arrest Capps on warrants charging him with two counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping, Aaron said. via WSMVHis 60-year-old wife and 23-year-old stepdaughter told police he had held them in the home at gunpoint early Thursday, police said. Capps’ website says he is a multi-platinum Grammy award-winning engineer/mixer/producer.

☆ Human heart is found by workers making brine at a Tennessee salt facility, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Courtney Brogle | Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A human heart was found in Tennessee by workers making brine, prompting a law enforcement investigation to determine the organ’s origins, state officials said. Workers found the heart Thursday at a state Department of Transportation salt facility in McEwen, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. The probe will be conducted along with deputies with the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office, the state bureau said. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis told NBC affiliate WSMV of Nashville: “I’ve got 32 years in in law enforcement. The heart appeared to be there for a while and was dehydrated from the salt, Davis told WSMV.

☆ Woman says Memphis police failed to investigate her rape. The suspect is now charged in Eliza Fletcher's murder.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A woman who said she was raped last year by the man charged with killing Eliza Fletcher says that Memphis police did not properly investigate her case and if they had, Fletcher would be alive. Abston was charged with aggravated rape earlier this month in the 2021 incident and pleaded not guilty. Cleotha Abston appears in a courtroom for his arraignment in in Memphis, Tenn. on Sept. 6. Memphis Police DepartmentThe sexual assault kit remained untouched until June, according to the lawsuit. The agency said during the investigation into Fletcher's kidnapping that it was informed by Memphis police of a possible link to Franklin's assault.

☆ В средней школе в США произошла перестрелка, есть погибший и раненый
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

В средней школе Остин-Ист-Магнет в Ноксвилле, американский штат Теннесси, произошла стрельба — есть погибший и раненый. Сообщается, что несколько правоохранительных органов прибыли по вызову о человеке, «который, возможно, был вооружен в школе». MEDIA: TBI agents are responding to a shooting incident in the area of Austin-East High School in Knoxville. 9 апреля стрельба произошла на фабрике по производству шкафов Kent Moore Cabinets в Брайане. Президент США Джо Байден назвал эпидемией насилие с применением оружия в стране и анонсировал ряд ограничений относительно свободного обращения оружия.

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