A seventh Memphis cop has been relieved of duty over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols – and the beleaguered department said additional charges are expected in the sickening caught-on-video beatdow…
– and the beleaguered department said additional charges are expected in the sickening caught-on-video beatdown.
Earlier, it announced that Officer Preston Hemphill had been suspended. However, he has not yet been charged with a crime. Hemphill was seen firing a stun gun at Nichols as he ran from police, but was not at the second scene where five black cops attacked the 29-year-old black FedEx worker with punches, kicks and collapsible baton strikes.
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