LIVE PROTESTS OF TYRE NICHOLS | Multiple Locations #tyrenichols #livestreaming #protest

LIVE PROTESTS OF TYRE NICHOLS | Multiple Locations #tyrenichols #livestreaming #protest

CNN

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[Breaking news alert, published at 8:23 p.m. ET]

The city of Memphis has released police body camera and surveillance video showing the January 7 traffic stop and violent police confrontation that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

One camera – a remotely controlled pole-mounted camera in a neighborhood where officers caught a fleeing Nichols after an initial confrontation – shows Nichols being hit by officers at least nine times without visible provocation.

When the camera first turns toward the scene, an officer is shown shoving Nichols hard to the pavement with a knee or leg. Nichols is pulled up by his shoulders and then kicked in the face twice.

After being pulled up into a sitting position, Nichols is hit in the back with what appears to be a nightstick. After being pulled to his knees, Nichols is hit again.

Once pulled to his feet, the video shows officers hitting Nichols in the face multiple times while his hands are restrained behind his body, after which he falls to his knees. Less than a minute later, an officer appears to kick Nichols. More than three minutes after the encounter is first seen on this camera, officers let go of Nichols, and he rolls on his back.

One minute later, Nichols is dragged along the pavement and propped up in a sitting position against the side of a car, where he is largely ignored by officers for the next three-and-a-half minutes.

Ten minutes into the video, a person who appears to be a paramedic finally engages Nichols.

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