Nation Jan 30 7th Memphis police officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Tyre Nichols death A police spokeswoman says a sixth Memphis Police Department officer has been disciplined for his involvement in the brutal beating and arrest of Tyre Nichols.
Nation Jan 29 Tyre Nichols’ death renews push for police reforms Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change. They've been repeated in a ceaseless rhythm ever since, punctuated by the deaths of Amadou Diallo in New York, Oscar Grant in…
Nation Jan 28 Memphis police chief deactivates Scorpion unit after death of Tyre Nichols Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said she listened to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision.
Nation Jan 27 Memphis authorities release video footage in Tyre Nichols’ death Authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by five Memphis police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.
Politics Jan 26 5 Memphis cops charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ death following a traffic stop Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.
Nation Jan 23 Family of Tyre Nichols speaks out after viewing video of his violent arrest A lawyer for the family of a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop said Monday that video of the encounter shows it was “violent” and “troublesome on every…
Nation Jan 21 5 police officers fired for excessive use of force in arrest of Memphis man who died Five Memphis Police Department officers were fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital, officials said Friday.
Arts Dec 06 Jim Stewart, co-founder of ‘Memphis sound’ recording studio Stax, dies Jim Stewart, who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound," has died at age 92.
Nation Sep 09 Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender Nineteen-year-old Ezekiel Kelly told a judge he could not afford a lawyer on charge in Wednesday's attack that caused panic and fear across the city.
Nation Sep 08 Memphis gunman arrested in livestreamed shootings that killed 4 A gunman who livestreamed himself driving around Memphis shooting at people, killing four and wounding three others in seemingly random attacks, was arrested after crashing a stolen car, police said Thursday.