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Barack and Michelle Obama called out the “vicious, unjustified” murder of Tyre Nichols after brutal body-cam footage showed the horrific beating of Nichols at the hands of Memphis cops.
“The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five Memphis police officers is just the latest, painful reminder of how far America still has to go in fixing how we police our streets,” the couple said in a dual Twitter statement Saturday.
Five Memphis police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression following the assault of Nichols.