6th Memphis officer relieved of duty in Nichols arrest
The Memphis Police Department has disciplined two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death ofTyre Nichols.
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The Memphis Police Department has disciplined two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death ofTyre Nichols.
The killing of Nichols, who was also Black, has led to days of public discussion of how police forces can treat Black citizens with excessive violence, regardless of the race of both the police officers and the people being policed.
Memphis Police said Preston Hemphill was hired in 2018.
The five dismissed officers have been charged with second-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and oppression in the death of Nichols
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill, a sixth officer involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, has been relieved of duty during an ongoing