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Memphis releases video of police altercation with Tyre Nichols

Jan 28, 2023

The City of Memphis, Tennessee, released video showing the altercation between five police officers and Tyre Nichols about 7 p.m. Friday.

The four videos, which add up to 67 minutes and 30 seconds of footage, show the five officers beat Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges against each of the officers and provoked outrage across the country.

Nichols, 29, died Jan. 10 three days after his violent encounter with the officers, who have since been fired and arrested.

Content warning: The videos embedded below have not been edited by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and contain explicit language and graphic content.

Video 1 from City of Memphis on Vimeo.

Video 2 from City of Memphis on Vimeo.

Video 3 from City of Memphis on Vimeo.

Video 4 from City of Memphis on Vimeo.

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Zachary Hansen, a Georgia native, covers economic development and commercial real estate for the AJC. He's been with the newspaper since 2018 and enjoys diving into complex stories that affect people's lives.

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