Tyre Nichols death: Protest in Memphis after video of his violent arrest released

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Protests took to the streets of Memphis, Tennessee on Friday after  body-camera video of a violent confrontation between a Black motorist and five police officers charged with murder in his death.

In a Tennessee grand jury indictment returned on Thursday, the five officers, all Black, were each charged with second-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old father.

Nichols succumbed to injuries sustained from his encounter with police and died in hospital on Jan. 10, three days after he was pulled over while driving.

Nichols’ death marked the latest in a spate of high-profile cases of police officers accused of using excessive force in the deaths of Black people and other minorities in recent years, sparking public outcries against systematic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system.

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