Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died following an interaction with police in Memphis, Tennessee had “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” according to an independent autopsy commissioned by Nichols’ family’s lawyers on Tuesday.
The report’s conclusions were not disclosed in their entirety. In a statement, attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci noted that “a highly regarded nationally renowned forensic pathologist” conducted the autopsy.
“Further details and findings from this independent report will be disclosed at another time,” the statement said.
Nichols passed away on January 10th, three days after his encounter with Memphis police officers during a traffic check. As of the next day, police said that there had been a “confrontation” as they approached Nichols’ vehicle.
According to the police, he departed the scene before another “confrontation” could occur. After viewing the bodycam tape, Nichols’s relatives and lawyers drew parallels to the 1991 beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police. This footage is anticipated to be released on Friday, January 27.
The family’s attorneys said Tuesday:
The autopsy’s preliminary findings determined that Nichols’ observed injuries were consistent with what the family and attorneys witnessed on the video of his fatal encounter with police on January 7, 2023.
Nichols’ mother, RowVaugn Wells, told CBS Mornings on Tuesday that:
when she was shown the video, All I heard my son say was, ‘What did I do?’ I just lost it from there.
Wells claimed that the video showed Nichols being tased, beaten and pepper-sprayed and that she could not bear to watch the entire thing.
Rodney Wells told CBS Mornings:
I saw police brutality at its finest, Nichols’ stepfather. I saw a helpless, young Black man being beat by several officers.
Romanucci, speaking during a press conference on Monday, claimed that Nichols was subjected to an “unadulterated, unabashed, nonstop beating” in the officer’s body camera footage.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stated that Nichols “succumbed to his injuries” on January 10 but did not specify what those injuries were. Nichols reportedly went to the hospital because he felt “shortness of breath,” according to the police. The incident has prompted a civil rights inquiry by the Department of Justice.
Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis in a statement:
On Friday, Jan. 20, the five officers involved in the traffic stop were fired following an internal investigation which determined that they had violated multiple department policies, including excessive force, duty to intervene, and duty to render aid.
The five officers were formally charged with second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and other offenses on Thursday, January 26.
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