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charged in the death of tyre nichols. the 29-year-old was killed more than two weeks ago after an encounter with the memphis police. the court records show that the ex-officers have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and kidnapped. they were fired less than a week ago after an internal investigation. the courthouse says that they will be charged with criminal charges. a warning that the images that you will see is disturbing. this is how nichols looked before hi...

as it relates to that, and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy, and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be -- we have a really limited amount of time. so, thank you. >> thank you. good afternoon, everybody. thank you for coming. im joined today as ms. williams has already said with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rausch as well as assistant director josh milton. im also joined by other members of my staff, including earnest brooks,...

of investigation, david roush as well as assistant director josh melton. im also joined by other members of my staff including earnest brooks, ray lapone and also most relevant for today the trial team and the tyree nichols case, including paul hagerman and tanisha johnson. were today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply and also hurts us all. the death of tyree nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief of the friends and family of tyree are experiencing right now ...

that we can answer. so we ask for your understanding as it relates to that. and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be, we have a really limited amount of time. so thank you. >> thank you, erica. good afternoon, everybody, thank you for coming. im joined today, as ms. williams has already said, with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rauche, as well as assistant director josh melton, im also joi...

Second-degree murder, and why? is that speaking to what is in the video, go on? >> well, it does, don, you are right. it is serious business. these are extremely serious charges, and you are correct to saying that this is more serious than the typical officer-involved fatality case, but i think that after everyone sees the video, there is not going to be a question about the charges. >> do you anticipate more charges of more people, because there are fire department individuals involved in that ...

Compared to the average investigation and prosecution decisions in a case like this, we worked swiftly, but also fairly, and most importantly, in a way calculated to ensure that we have a strong case. as you might have heard from ms. williams, in this case, and any other officer-involved fatality case, i immediately called in the tbi, so that we could have an interception investigation, i also -- an independent investigation, i also assigned to the newly created justice review unit within my off...

Because of the extraordinary nature of the case compared to the average prosecution decisions in a case like this. we worked swiftly, but also fairly, and most importantly in a way calculated to ensure that we have a strong case. as you might have heard from ms. williams in this case and any other, officer-involved fatality case, i immediately called in the tbi so that we could have an independent investigation. i also assigned to the newly created justice review unit within my office which work...