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Memphis police release video of five officers in Tyre Nichols' arrest
Memphis police released video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality.
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Memphis police released video footage Friday showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death provoked outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality.
The officers, all of whom are Black, were charged Thursday with murdering Tyre Nichols, a motorist who died three days after a Jan. 7 confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.
The video footage includes graphic content: The footage shows Nichols getting punched, kicked, hit and pepper sprayed by the officers.
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