Memphis Police have released the footage of five officers brutally beating a 29-year-old Black man - who later died in hospital - during a traffic stop earlier this month. Warning: Confronting images and video.
Memphis Police in Tennessee shared more than one hour's worth of footage on Friday night to YouTube showing what happened on the night of January 7.
Memphis Police have released more than an hours worth of footage from the night of January 7 after officers beat a Black man during a traffic stop. Picture: City of Memphis/Vimeo "OK dude. Stop. You guys are really doing a lot right now. I'm just trying to go home. I am on the ground. Stop, I'm not doing anything," Mr Nichols responds.
Mr Nichols manages to escape from their grip and runs down the street before he is grabbed by one of the officers. A Taser was deployed in the first incident. Picture: City of Memphis/Vimeo One cop deploys pepper spray on his face as the 29-year-old was bashed repeatedly for three-minutes as he is detained for a second time.
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