With Friday’s planned release of graphic video depicting the fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers, SoCal law enforcement agencies are keeping a close watch to respond to possible local protests that might emerge.
A Los Angeles Police Department representative told City News Service the agency is monitoring the situation, but it has not moved into an official state of heightened alert. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also said it is monitoring, but there was no other official statement.
Some City of Los Angeles neighborhood councils received messages from the LAPD this week saying police are aware of the pending release of video and the possibility of protests, and noting that the department is prepared to respond and facilitate peaceful demonstrations. The messages noted that there were no known “threats or protests” in the city in advance of the video release, which is expected at 4 p.m. Pacific time.
The video is expected to depict a Jan. 7 traffic stop in Memphis that led to the death in a hospital three days later of Tyre Nichols. Five Black police officers allegedly involved in the confrontation and beating of Nichols were fired last week, and all were charged this week with second-degree murder and other offenses.
Police and others familiar with the case have warned that the video is graphic, rivaling that of the 1991 LAPD beating of Rodney King, which led to an overhauling of LAPD management and ultimately sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots that left more than 60 people dead and caused more than $1 billion in damage.
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