The Latest Breaking News from Tyre Nichols

City on edge as police department is poised to release video of the deadly encounter after a traffic stop

The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols “heinous, reckless and inhumane” and made a plea to residents of the city to protest peacefully when video of the arrest is released

Five police officers involved in the arrest were fired after an internal probe concluded they used excessive force.

The U_S_ Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, “may take some time.”

Attorneys for Nichols' family said video of the stop showed police "beating" him for three minutes.

Inmate claims corrections officers slammed him face first into sink and floor

Tyre Nichols, 29, died on 10 January, three days after traffic stop turned into confrontation with officers

Nichols, 29, died on 10 January, three days after traffic stop turned into confrontation with officers

A father who died after he was pulled over during a traffic stop was treated like a "pinata" by police officers who beat him to death, according to his family's attorneys