7th officer relieved of duty and 3 first responders fired after Tyre Nichols' death

NPR ^ | 1/30/23

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The Memphis Police Department has confirmed that a seventh officer has been disciplined as part of the investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, coming just hours after the department revealed that a sixth officer was facing discipline for the incident.

The city's fire department also announced Monday evening that two of its EMTs and a lieutenant were terminated following their own internal investigation into the death of Nichols.

Nichols was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving on Jan. 7. He was seen on police video being brutally beaten by police officers and died three days later in the hospital.

Five officers involved were fired and charged with murder.

On Monday, the department confirmed that a sixth officer, Preston Hemphill, had been "relieved of duty," according to spokesperson Kimberly Elder. Hemphill was hired in 2018. A seventh officer, whom the department did not identify, was also suspended. All seven officers were initially suspended on Jan. 8, police said.

[frank ballenger]

I don’t watch the news discussion panels. Have they discovered that underlying systemic white racism compelled the black officers to beat someone?

[frank ballenger]

I’m hearing that Nichols had been drilling one of the officers ex wives. So there was a personal connection

Wow. Haven't hear that.

Then the problem will now be which jurisdiction to handle the case. Maury, Judge Joe Brown, Couples Court or Jerry Springer.