Nichols was arrested by members of a particular police unit referred to as Scorpion on January 7 (Representational)
Washington:
The Memphis Police Division on Friday mentioned it had fired a sixth officer concerned within the arrest of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose deadly beating shocked the nation.
Preston Hemphill, who had been within the southern US metropolis’s police pressure since 2018, “violated a number of departmental insurance policies,” together with on “private conduct,” “truthfulness” and laws on Taser gun use, the division mentioned in a press release.
5 different officers had already been fired and charged with homicide over Nichols’s loss of life.
Hemphill, a white man, had been suspended for the reason that starting of the division’s investigation, however that was not made public till Monday.
Nichols was arrested by members of a particular police unit referred to as Scorpion on January 7 for what police mentioned was a site visitors violation.
Footage of his vicious beating, recorded on physique cameras and safety cameras, triggered nationwide outrage when it was made public final week.
Police video confirmed Hemphill on the preliminary site visitors cease when officers tried to detain Nichols, however he was not among the many officers who chased Nichols down and beat him.
A funeral for Nichols was held on Wednesday, with Vice President Kamala Harris in attendance.
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