{"id":541759,"date":"2023-01-21T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T09:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-police-officers-fired-after-memphis-mans-arrest-death\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T09:35:57","slug":"5-police-officers-fired-after-memphis-mans-arrest-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-police-officers-fired-after-memphis-mans-arrest-death\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 police officers fired after Memphis man&#8217;s arrest, death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41693a092e1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41693a092e1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-police-officers-fired-after-memphis-mans-arrest-death\/#5_police_officers_fired_after_Memphis_mans_arrest_death\" >5 police officers fired after Memphis man&#8217;s arrest, death<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_police_officers_fired_after_Memphis_mans_arrest_death\"><\/span>5 police officers fired after Memphis man&#8217;s arrest, death<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 Five Memphis Police Department officers were fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The police chief said Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith were involved in the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, 29, who was Black.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Police Department conducted an internal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-us-department-of-justice-law-enforcement-memphis-7ea71c015666cb38f43ddb3dfc8b8667\" data-ylk=\"slk:investigation\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">investigation<\/a> into the arrest of Nichols, who died three days later, and the discipline came after the probe&#8217;s conclusion, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The five officers who were fired are all Black, according to the Memphis police public information officer.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation also is looking into the force used in the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols\u2019 family, along with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tennessee-state-government-memphis-4cfacbc43bfb0d231bf3609c46a16d25\" data-ylk=\"slk:protesters who rallied at a police station\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">protesters who rallied at a police station<\/a> and the National Civil Rights Museum, have pushed for the release of police body camera footage and called for officers to be charged.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have a heart attack. Authorities said Nichols experienced a medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols was arrested after officers stopped him for reckless driving, police said. There was a confrontation when officers <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached the driver and he ran before he was confronted again by the pursuing officers, who arrested him, authorities said. He complained of shortness of breath and was hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said a cause of death has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives have said the officers who pulled over Nichols were in an unmarked vehicle and that he experienced cardiac arrest and kidney failure from the officers beating him.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis Chief of Police Cerelyn \u201cCJ\u201d Davis and Mayor Jim Strickland said video footage of the arrest will be released after the police department\u2019s investigation is completed and the family can review it.<\/p>\n<p>The city leaders are arranging a meeting early next week with Nichols&#8217; family, according to a joint statement from Strickland and Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent Nichols&#8217; family, issued a statement Friday saying they support the department&#8217;s decision to fire the officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first step towards achieving justice for Tyre and his family. They must also be held accountable for robbing this man of his life and his son of a father,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The attorneys said they \u201cwill continue to demand transparency and accountability\u201d and plan to review video footage to seek additional clarity about the circumstances leading to Nichols&#8217; death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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