Washington: Five police officers in the US city of Memphis have been charged with second-degree murder after an African-American man died on January 10 of
Washington: Five police officers in the US city of Memphis have been charged with second-degree murder after an African-American man died on January 10 of unspecified injuries just three days after he was stopped by police for reckless driving.
Addressing reporters on Thursday, Carolyn Davis, the first black woman to serve as the city’s police chief, said the five were fired last week after an investigation found them to be “directly responsible for the physical abuse” of the 29-year-old victim Tyre Nichols, reports the BBC.
The officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith who are all black, also face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.
