Photo Credit: Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos by Christina Chacon / Memphis Police Department
On Thursday, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced that his office has brought charges against the five officers involved in the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols: second-degree murder, acting in concert of aggravated assault, two aggravated kidnapping charges, two official misconduct charges, and official oppression. “While each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols.”
“We want justice for Tyre Nichols,” Mulroy added. “If there’s any silver lining to be drawn from this very dark crowd, it’s to start a conversation about police reform.”
Mulroy says the city will release video from the attack sometime after 6pm Friday.