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revealed. officer hemphill is said to have fired his taser at tyre nichols but not thought to have been involved in the confrontation that led to tyre nichols�* death. nonetheless the fact that this white police officer or allegedly involvement is only being released now in connection of course with the death of a black youngster has incensed tyre nichols�* family. they have issued a statement accusing the police department of shielding mr hemphill and seeking to protect him from the public eye. they have called for officer hemphill to be charged and sacked from the fourth. meanwhile a couple of paramedics who attended to the scene and who following the beating have also been dismissed along with their driver or failing dismissed along with their driver orfailing to dismissed along with their driver or failing to administer proper medical attention. find proper medical attention. and as more detail _
duty following police beating of tyre nichols. the police department said that those two officers are still subjects of the internal investigation. and the five initial officers all of whom were black were ultimately fired january 20th for being placed on leave and then indicted on second-degree murder and other charges. memphis police officer said two emts and a fire official failed to conduct an adequate assessment of nichols. >> i would stomp his ass. >> and sources say that hemphill is now a member of the now
rashbaum, thank you for your reporting. two more officers relieved of duties. two additional officers were initially placed on leave the day after the traffic stop. one is confirmed to be officer preston hemphill. he was also part of the now defunct scorpion unit and used a taser on nichols. the police department would not answer questions yesterday about the senate officer. hemphill's lawyer confirmed video was on his body camera, and he was the third to arrive at the initial stop. but says the officer never went to the second scene where the beating took place. hemphill is cooperating with the investigation. the memphis fire department also fired more personnel as a result of the nichols case. two emts and a lieutenant, quote, violated numerous mfd policies and protocols.
hemphill has not been fired or charged. the shelby county district attorney says the investigation is ongoing. more charges could be filed. >> extraordinary quick, in less than three weeks, we went from the incident to filing charges against the five officers who are primarily responsible for the death of tyre nichols and who were on the scene. now, as to everybody else, it's going to take some time as we do that investigation, but i assure you the investigation is ongoing. >> also new, the memphis fire department has fired two emts and a lieutenant after an internal investigation which they found, quote, failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of mr. nichols after he was pepper strayed. and in moments, don is going to speak one on one with the brother of tyre nichols, jamal dupree. as he meets privately with mahmoud abbas, the two hoping to
our north america correspondent david willis said it's been revealed that some white police officers are alleged to have been involved in tyre nichols death. the circle of punishment is widening in regard to the death of tyre nichols, that's for sure, and today it was announced that two more police officers from the memphis force have been disciplined in regards to their alleged involvement in the incidents that led up to his death. now, that is on top of the five police officers who were sacked and last week were slapped with charges, including a second—degree murder in regard to the death of tyre nichols. the two officers that have now been charged are preston hemphill, he is a white police officer, and another one whose name and ethnicity has not yet been revealed. now, officer hemphill is said to have fired his taser at tyre nichols but is not thought
as the six officers suspended the violent encounter. says the department was investigated for these entertainers are gilles nichols, -- never present at the second, seen or officers calista nichols, adding that his client is cooperating with officials, in this investigation and quote. hemphill is not been charged for any crimes, fired three medical technicians that they said violated numerous policies, and failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of tyre nichols, after officers called them to respond to a person who is pepper sprayed. additionally, they had at the shelby county sheriff's department said two of its deputies, it appeared on the scene after officers beat nichols have been relieved of duty pending an investigation into their actions. those deputies have yet to be identified, today is that the parents of tyre nichols excited invitation, i congressman steve horsford in nevada, the chair of the congressional black caucus, to attend president biden state of the union address next week.
disbanded scorpion unit. he is seen here with a certificate of the skilled crisis team. and they say that hemphill never went to the second scene where the beating occurred and he is cooperating. the nichols family released a statement saying that the news monday of officials that officer preston hemphill was relieved of duty weeks ago and not yet terminated or discharged is extremely disappointing, and why is the identity and his role in tyre's death just coming to light. and memphis police has not released the name of the seventh officer, and meanwhile, a spokesman for the shelby county police department said that all officers and responding officers are being looked at for possible charges. go we are eare working very qui
of them is second-degree murder. that is not eligible for the death penalty in tennessee. what do you think of the second-degree murder charge, dave, and how challenging is this to prove in court? >> kate, good to be with you and joe, and it is tough to prosecute police for conduct. and here they have the body cam video, and here, i believe it is going to be enough to sustain the second-degree murder, and the fact that they are not charging first-degree murder means that the death penalty is off of the table, but the question is will anyone else be charge and the emts and officer hemphill, but these officers are being charged as principles and the same thing, and the prosecutors have a good chance at a conviction, and maybe they want to look to see which of the officers is least culpable, and try to get that officer to turn
there and they didn't intervene, they're all in the same boat together. >> yeah. the question is, can trust be restore first-degree that officer hemphill shows up on a scene and local people know he's the person who said, i hope they stomp his ass, what degree of trust and confidence will they have that will be taken care of within the bounds of the law? do you have a concern about the lack of disclosure of these additional officers being relieved of duty not on the first day when it happened, but several weeks later? >> i have a concern starting from the beginning of what we saw on the video, and you have made it very clear. i heard it in your last segment that when they approached him in his car, they just snatched him out. we have no idea -- nobody knows why he was stopped. they said it was a traffic violation. we don't know that for sure
to have been involved in the subsequent confrontation that led to tyre nichols' death. nonetheless, the fact that this white police officer's alleged involvement is only being released now in connection, of course, with the death of a black youngster, has incensed tyre nichols' family. they have issued a statement accusing the memphis police department of shielding mr hemphill and basically protecting him, or seeking to protect him, from the public eye. they have called for officer hemphill to be charged and sacked from the force. meanwhile, a couple of paramedics who attended to the scene and to mr nichols following his beating have also been dismissed, along with their driver, for failing to administer proper medical attention. david willis.