US EditionFormer Memphis officers to face second trial in beating death of Tyre Nichols
- Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. Testified that he regrets not stopping the beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop in 2023, which resulted in Nichols' death shortly after the incident.
- Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died three days after being beaten by officers during a traffic stop, according to autopsy results showing blunt force trauma.
- The beating of Nichols was recorded by a police pole camera, leading to national protests that highlighted calls for police reform in Memphis, a majority-Black city.
- Mills disclosed that he and other officers did not adequately inform medical personnel about Nichols' injuries after the beating.
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Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. testified Tuesday that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.
State Trial Starts for Three Ex-Memphis Officers Accused of Killing Tyre Nichols
More than two years after Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained during a brutal beating after a traffic stop, three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers are on trial in state court on second-degree murder charges. Opening statements began Monday with testimony from Nichols’ heartbroken mother Rowvaughn Wells, who said she didn’t learn about her son’s encounter with Memphis police officers until his death. “He never made it home to enj…
Prosecutor: Ex-officers were frustrated when they beat Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three former Memphis police officers were frustrated, angry and full of adrenaline when they fatally beat Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023, a prosecutor said Monday during opening arguments in their…
Court dismisses counter-suit against wrongful death lawsuit from 2023 fatal New Center shootout
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A counter-suit filed against a woman whose husband was killed during an officer-involved shooting in New Center has been dismissed. David Wright, 64, was shot and killed by an officer on May 12, 2023. According to the District Attorney, officers at the front entrance were told that the suspect they wanted was coming out, instead, it was Wright. In May 2024, his widow, Vickie Wright, filed a lawsuit against Sevier Coun…
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