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Memphis police officers found not guilty on all charges in Tyre Nichols beating death

Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by a group of officers during a traffic stop on January 7, 2023

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of 12 jurors as deliberations began in the Black man's death

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Closing arguments delivered in trial of 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

The future of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of a jury after weeks of testimony in federal court

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Ex-officer says he went along with 'cover-up' of fatal beating hoping Tyre Nichols would survive

A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of Tyre Nichols was handled “by the book” because he wanted to protect his job and hide a beating that was ultimately fatal for Nichols

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024

Closed casino hotels in Mississippi could house unaccompanied migrant children

Officials in Mississippi are considering a proposal to house unaccompanied migrant children at two former casino hotels in the state's northwest corner

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death plead not guilty

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.

France 24 · Feb 18, 2023

Jury begins deliberating in trial over NBA player's slaying

A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a man charged with conspiring with Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial

A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright’s ex-wife gave him details about the slaying

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Jury hears gunshot-filled 911 call from slain NBA player

A jury has heard a gunshot-filled 911 call placed by former NBA player Lorenzen Wright on the night he was killed

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022