Up to 20 hours of additional footage from the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by a group of Memphis Police Department officers has yet to be released, according to a law enforcement official in Tennessee.
One day after his funeral in Memphis, President Joe Biden met with leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to discuss next steps as the White House is once again faced with an urgent demand for police reform after Nichols death three days after his brutal beating by a group of Memphis officers.
“The discussion focused on important reforms that have already been implemented as a result of the President’s action, including the banning of chokeholds, restricting no-knock warrants, and requiring the use of body cameras at the federal level, and what more needs to be done by Congress,” the White House shared in a statement after the meeting.
During the service at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Nichols’ family, civil rights leaders, and Vice President Kamala Harris all led calls for police reform and urged Congress to take action by finally passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
