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Tyre Nichols: Sixth Memphis police officer fired for role in arrest

Preston Hemphill had previously been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the arrest of Nichols, who died three days later

Evening Standard

A 6th Memphis police officer has been fired after the beating death of Tyre Nichols

Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Five Memphis officers have already been fired.

WEKU

Sixth Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill fired over Tyre Nichols killing

Nichols family had accused officials of ‘shielding’ sixth officer from consequences

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Deadly Ice Storm Snarls Travel Across Southern US

A winter storm brought rounds of sleet and rain, hazardous driving conditions were to blame for at least six fatalities

Zenger

Tyre Nichols – news: Sixth officer fired and paramedics sanctioned as polls show declining trust in police

More than 20 hours of video related to Nichols’ beating by Memphis police has yet to be released

The Independent UK

Man charged in Tennessee jogger's death pleads not guilty

The man charged with raping and killing a Tennessee kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run in Memphis last year has pleaded not guilty

The Independent UK

Cleotha Henderson: Suspect in Eliza Fletcher murder pleads not guilty

Ms Fletcher was abducted and killed in September

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Officer shot at public library remains in critical condition

Police say a Tennessee officer who was shot at a public library in Memphis while responding to a trespassing complaint remains in “extremely critical condition."

The Independent UK

Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers

The Independent UK

First Thing: police killings will continue until system changes, grieving family says

Tyre Nichols’ death reopens wounds felt by family of Steven Askew, who died 10 years ago at hands of Memphis police. Plus, wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan

The Guardian - UK

Erika D. Smith: Before Tyre Nichols was a martyr, he was a Sacramento kid who didn't 'see color'

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Through it all, the family of Tyre Nichols put on their brave faces Wednesday in that church in Memphis, Tennessee.

Los Angeles Times

Family says son’s death shows pattern of Memphis police brutality: ‘System hasn’t changed’

The recent killing of Tyre Nichols reopens a family’s wounds from the death of Steven Askew 10 years ago at the hands of the Memphis police

The Guardian - US

Tyre Nichols - news: Poll shows declining trust in police as 20 hours of body camera video missing

More than 20 hours of video related to Nichols’ beating by Memphis police has yet to be released

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols - news: 20 hours of video missing as pressure grows on Biden over police reform

More than 20 hours of video related to Nichols’ beating by Memphis police has yet to be released

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Why America’s skateboarders are riding for Tyre Nichols

Viral skate videos of Tyre Nichols have taken on new life in the wake of his death, resonating with skaters across the country who will ride in his honour, his friends and skateboarders tell Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

1 dead, officer wounded in shooting at Memphis library

Authorities say a shooting at a Tennessee library has left one person dead and a police officer critically wounded

Tribune News Service

Hours of video from Tyre Nichols’ fatal traffic stop not yet released, prosecutors say

Up to 20 hours of unreleased footage from the traffic stop that claimed the life of Tyre Nichols in Memphis have yet to be released, prosecutors say.

The Independent UK

Up to 20 hours of Tyre Nichols police video has yet to be released, revealing what was said after beating

Memphis officials released one hour of footage from four separate videos revealing brutal act of violence

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Al Jazeera

Biden under pressure for police reform after Tyre Nichols funeral

US vice president urges Congress to pass legislation as Nichols’s death renews push to end violence.

Irish Mirror

Joe Biden faces pressure on policing after Tyre Nichols funeral

Five police officers have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes in connection with Tyre Nichols' death

Salon

Death in Memphis: The cost to us all

I've covered the police on and off for 40 years. I've never seen anything like the killing of Tyre Nichols

Chicago Tribune

Legal experts fear Chicago’s slow police reforms could lead to a Tyre Nichols incident 8 years after Laquan McDonald firestorm

CHICAGO — The video-recorded killing of Tyre Nichols that led to charges against police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, stirred echoes in Chicago, where eight years ago another recorded death similarly sent shock waves across the nation and spurred public demand for police reform.

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols - updates: 20 hours of video missing as pressure grows on Biden over police reform

More than 20 hours of video related to Nichols’ beating has yet to be released

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Crackdown on environmental defenders at ‘alarming level’

Shooting in Atlanta part of dangerous escalation in the criminalization of environmental defenders, campaigners warn. Plus, how to escape learned loneliness

France 24

Memphis police brutality: Tyre Nichols' killing sparks outrage in US

This week, America was rocked by the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old Black man was killed during a traffic stop by an elite police unit made up of five police officers who are also Black. His beating in Memphis, Tennessee was viewed across the country through a series…

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