Three ex-Memphis officers charged in killing of Tyre Nichols to stand trial
The federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols began on Monday.
Ex-officers Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith Jr., and Demetrius Haley will stand trial for federal civil rights and conspiracy charges in connection to Nichols’s death, according to a Department of Justice announcement last year.
Nichols was a 29-year-old Black man who was stopped by officers for an alleged traffic violation while driving home from work on January 7, 2023.
After being pulled from his car, Nichols was beaten brutally by the officers, in an assault caught on video and later released to the public.
Nichols died from his injuries three days after the attack.
His death sparked national outrage as demonstrators called for a prompt investigation and denounced police brutality.
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