The Latest Breaking News from Memphis Police Department

Memphis police records show four of five Memphis officers charged with killing Tyre Nichols after violently beating him committed previous infractions

Two of the officers are reportedly planning to plead not guilty to their charges

‘Throwing your hands up in the air and doing nothing is not helpful’

Shortly after the Memphis Police Department released video Friday night showing five of its officers wildly beating the life out of an unarmed, 29-year-old, amateur photographer named Tyre Nichols, the president of Maryland’s Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement.

Horrifying footage shows 29-year-old Black man beaten by Memphis officers

Officer pulled Nichols ‘violently’ from his car while hitting him on ground with taser

The Memphis Police Department has disciplined two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the department said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers and outraged the nation with another display of…

(In Jan. 30 story, corrects paragraphs 1 and 15 to show third employee fired by Memphis Fire Department was a lieutenant, not the emergency vehicle driver)

Two of the officers are reportedly planning to plead not guilty to their charges

Horrifying body cam footage shows 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols being kicked, punched and beaten by Memphis officers

Nichols, 29, was pulled over on Jan. 7 for what police said was reckless driving. After trying to flee on foot, Nichols was severely beaten by police. He died in a hospital days later.