Tyre Nichols latest news: Donald Trump speaks out on ‘horrible’ killing as family GoFundMe passes $1m

Protesters march in Memphis after video released of Tyre Nichols being beaten by police

Donald Trump has described the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols as “horrible” and says that it “never should have happened.”

The former president’s comments came one day after the city of Memphis publicly released video footage of the attack earlier this month.

Meanwhile, the five former police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned in mid-February. Court records show they are scheduled to appear for a “bond arraignment” on February 17, Fox News reported on Sunday.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith have all since been fired from their positions, and the specialised Scorpion unit to which they belonged has been disbanded.

Their arraignment hearing will be presided over by Shelby County criminal court Judge James Jones.

The news came as Ben Crump, attorney for the Nichols family, called for federal reform to stop the cycle of police killings of Black men.

“Without federal police reform, I think we’re gonna continue to see these hashtags proliferate so much … that we can’t keep up with them,” he told ABC’s ‘This Week’.

Memphis police shut down the “Scorpion” unit involved in the fatal arrest of Mr Nichols, following the release of the video showing him being beaten by officers.

Bodycam footage of the deadly arrest of Mr Nichols was released on Friday evening, one day after five police officers were charged with his murder.

The grainy footage captures a violent confrontation between police and Nichols, where officers can be seen using fists, batons, and stun guns against him, then laughing and bragging about the arrest.

“Watch out, I’m going to baton the f*** out of you,” one officer can be heard saying on the tape.

The shocking footage inspired widespread protests across Memphis and beyond.

Nichols died three days after his arrest. An independent autopsy released by his family shows he suffered “extensive bleeding” before his death.

On Thursday, officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were all charged with second-degree murder.

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How five police officers were charged with the ‘heinous’ murder of Tyre Nichols

A 29-year-old father died in hospital several days after he was taken into custody by police during a traffic stop.

Now five officers at the Memphis Police Department have been removed from their posts and jailed on second-degree murder charges.

Gustaf Kilander reports on how we got here.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 03:07

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Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shut down ‘Scorpion’ unit day after fatal beating video released to public

MPD announced specialist team involved in arrest would be ‘permanently deactivated.’

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 02:12

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Killing of Tyre Nichols prompts renewed calls for police reform

Video of the fatal beating of the 29-year-old by police officers was released by the city of Memphis on Friday night.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 01:06

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Tyre Nichols: ‘Elite’ police units in spotlight after brutal killing by Scorpion officers

Memphis Police Department has now disbanded ‘Scorpion’ unit after release of beating video.

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ICYMI: What has president Biden said about the Tyre Nichols video?

President Joe Biden called a video revealing the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers “horrific” and said it was a “painful reminder” of the fear Black and Brown Americans face regularly, while calling for peaceful demonstrations.

“Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death,” the president said in a statement. “It is yet another painful reminder of the profound fear and trauma, the pain, and the exhaustion that Black and Brown Americans experience every single day.”

Memphis police released the video on Friday evening of five former officers from the department beating Nichols, who died three days later. The chief of police had warned that the video showed a violation of “basic human rights.”

Eric Garcia reports from Washington.

Graeme Massie29 January 2023 22:34

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Tyre Nichols: Family attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings

Five former Memphis police officers face murder charges over the death of the 29-year-old.

Graeme Massie29 January 2023 22:04

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Protests continue in Memphis

A group of demonstrators protest outside a police precinct in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

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A group of demonstrators protest outside a police precinct in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

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Graeme Massie29 January 2023 21:28

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Tyre Nichols: Arraignment date set for officers charged in fatal beating

City of Memphis released the video of the violent arrest that saw the police department fire five officers.

Graeme Massie29 January 2023 19:31

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Arraignment date set for Memphis police officers

The five police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned in mid-February.

Court records show they are scheduled to appear for a “bond arraignment” on February 17, Fox News reported.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith have all since been fired from their positions, and the specialised Scorpion unit to which they belonged has been disbanded.

Their arraignment hearing will be presided over by Shelby County criminal court Judge James Jones.

Richard Hall29 January 2023 15:57

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Nichols family attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings

Ben Crump, attorney for the family of Tyre Nichols, said Sunday that federal reform is needed to stop the cycle of police killings of Black men.

“Without federal police reform, I think we’re gonna continue to see these hashtags proliferate so much … that we can’t keep up with them,” he told ABC’s ‘This Week’.

Mr Crump called on the Biden administration to put the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act back on the table, and usher its passage through Congress.

Richard Hall29 January 2023 15:04



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