Authorities are investigating the recent death of a man following a confrontation with police officers during a traffic stop in Memphis.
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Tyre Nichols, 29, of Memphis, was arrested on the evening of Jan. 7 after officers attempted to make a traffic stop for reckless driving near the area of Raines Road and Ross Road, according to separate press releases from the Memphis Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A confrontation unfolded as the officers approached Nichols, who ran away. Another confrontation occurred when the officers pursued Nichols and ultimately apprehended him, police said.
The Memphis Police Department said at the time that the "officers involved will be routinely relieved of duty pending the outcome of" the TBI's investigation. In this photo provided by Memphis television station WREG-TV, Rodney Wells holds a photo of his stepson Tyre Nichols in the hospital after his arrest, during a protest in Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 14, 2023.Five days later, the Memphis Police Department announced that it had "immediately" launched "its own administrative investigation concerning policy violations" amid the TBI's ongoing probe.
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