Initially, in a statement posted on social media the day after the incident, Memphis police used vague language to describe the attack.
Newly released video shows Memphis police officers battering motorist Tyre Nichols with punches and kicks and also using pepper spray and a baton, with Nichols howling in pain as he tried to shield the blows.
As Nichols was dying in a hospital, the official police account said he had been stopped for reckless driving when "a confrontation occurred" and he fled on foot. He was nearly home after having taken sunset photos at a park. Asked about that initial statement, Memphis police spokeswoman Maj. Karen Rudolph on Saturday said only that like "all information that is released, it is preliminary."
Civil rights lawyer Michael Avery, a founder of the National Police Accountability Project, said police and elected officials can have a stake in downplaying officers' misconduct.
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