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Adrian Sainz | Associated Press

Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head, autopsy shows

A big screen at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA game between the New. Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards on Jan. 28. Nichols died Jan. 10. (Associated Press)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head suffered when he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed.

The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide. The report released by the medical examiner in Memphis described brain injuries, cuts and bruises to the head and other parts of the body.

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