Key takeaways:
- Five Memphis, Tennessee police officers have been charged with the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.
- President Joe Biden has joined the family in calling for peaceful protest.
- The family’s attorneys will be holding a news conference Friday to address recent developments in the case.
Five Memphis, Tennessee police officers have been charged with the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, and President Joe Biden has joined the family in calling for peaceful protest.
In a statement, Biden said, “As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre’s family in calling for peaceful protest.”
The family’s attorney, Ben Crump, has compared the case to the 1991 Rodney King video, which showed Los Angeles police officers beating a Black man.
According to the family, Nichols was pulled over in a traffic stop on January 7th, and he fled the scene because he feared for his life. The officers caught up with him and beat him for three minutes, according to the family’s attorney Antonio Romanucci. Romanucci described the video as an “unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating.”
Tyre’s mother, Yolanda Wells, warned of the contents of the video, called it “horrific,” and asked people to protest in peace after its release. The family has scheduled a news conference with its attorneys Friday to address recent developments in the case.
“I don’t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that’s not what my son stood for,” Wells said.
The case of Tyre Nichols has sparked national outrage, and President Biden has joined the family in calling for peaceful protest. The family’s attorneys will be holding a news conference Friday to address recent developments in the case.
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