Memphis Police Department fires sixth officer in death of Tyre Nichols
The officer, Preston Hemphill, was placed on leave at the start of the department's investigation.
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The officer, Preston Hemphill, was placed on leave at the start of the department's investigation.
Preston Hemphill violated multiple rules, including stun gun deployment regulations, police say.
(Reuters) -The Memphis Police Department said on Friday it had fired a sixth officer involved in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man wh...
An internal police investigation found officer Preston Hemphill had “violated multiple department policies,” including stun gun deployment rules.
Five other officers had already been fired and charged with murder over Tyre Nichols’ death.