As the city awaits video of the fatal encounter with Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, a law enforcement official described the footage as “absolutely appalling.”
The officers, who were fired last week and accused of excessive force in a traffic stop, have been charged with second-degree murder. Officials are calling for calm as they prepare to release body camera video on Friday showing the fatal encounter.
After Tyre Nichols’s death, footage of what the police have called a “confrontation” could clarify what happened, as the city braces for anguish and outrage.
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