Police beat Tyre Nichols and caused him to have a heart attack, according to relatives. But authorities have only said he had a medical emergency.
A man who died after allegedly being beaten by police for three minutes was a « human pinata » for the officers, according to a family lawyer.
Tyre Nichols, 29, died in hospital three days after a confrontation during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, on 7 January.
The father of one had been arrested after being stopped for reckless driving, police said.
Five black officers involved in the arrest have been sacked after a police investigation found they used excessive force or failed to intervene and help him.
Relatives have accused police of attacking Mr Nichols and causing him to have a heart attack. But authorities have only said he had a medical emergency.
A lawyer for Mr Nichols’ family, Antonio Romanucci, said the beating lasted three minutes and « he was a human pinata for those police officers ».
