In a press conference Monday, the family of Tyre Nichols shared their reactions to the body camera footage of the traffic stop that left him with life-threatening injuries. Their response gave a frightening preview of what we can expect to see in the videos.
After two weeks of being left in the dark, Nichols’ family was finally able to see what led their loved one to fight for his life in the hospital. Attorney Benjamin Crump and co-counsel attorney Antonio Romanucci called the footage “appalling” and “heinous” to watch. Crump said Nichols was tased and pepper-sprayed in addition to the beating and being restrained, per the video. The attorneys also speculated that the officers may have been from the organized crime unit because some arrived in unmarked patrol cars. Read more
