Memphis Police Department confirmed Monday it has relieved from duty seven officers who were involved in a traffic stop on Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died days after being beaten during the Jan. 7 incident.
Driving the news: The department said in a statement the officers were relieved from duty on Jan. 8, the day after Nichols was beaten by officers and hospitalized, including the five who were each charged last week with second degree murder and other crimes.
