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Memphis officials released one hour of footage from four separate videos revealing brutal act of violence

US vice president urges Congress to pass legislation as Nichols’s death renews push to end violence.

Five police officers have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes in connection with Tyre Nichols' death

I've covered the police on and off for 40 years. I've never seen anything like the killing of Tyre Nichols

CHICAGO — The video-recorded killing of Tyre Nichols that led to charges against police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, stirred echoes in Chicago, where eight years ago another recorded death similarly sent shock waves across the nation and spurred public demand for police reform.

More than 20 hours of video related to Nichols’ beating has yet to be released

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This week, America was rocked by the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old Black man was killed during a traffic stop by an elite police unit made up of five police officers who are also Black. His beating in Memphis, Tennessee was viewed across the country through a series…

In Minneapolis, the video of Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating at the hands of Memphis police officers triggered unwelcome flashbacks. Just two and a half years ago, the city erupted with riots after video emerged of George Floyd’s murder. In the aftermath, hopes that Minneapolis’s troubled police department might be reformed…

This one hurts.

Even before the city of Memphis released video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating during a traffic stop, the five city police officers involved were given a familiar moniker: bad apples.