Kevin Ritz, a U.S. attorney who is involved with the federal probe into the Memphis death of Tyre Nichols, says he met with his family this week and pledged a 'thorough' investigation.
The family of deceased Tyre Nichols is awaiting police-worn body camera footage of a Jan. 7 traffic stop that they believe led to the 29-year-old's death on Jan. 10.into the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis is urging Americans Wednesday to act"peaceful and nonviolent" as authorities are preparing to release video footage of the police encounter.
"What I will say on behalf of the federal authorities is we want people to express their right to be heard, but we want them to do so in a peaceful and nonviolent way," he added. Kevin Ritz, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, delivers a statement in response to the investigation of the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after an encounter with Memphis police officers.
They also said Nichols’"observed injuries are consistent with what the family and attorneys witnessed on the video of his fatal encounter with police on Jan. 7, 2023." TYRE NICHOLS DEATH: 2 MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ALSO FIREDA portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7.
Two Memphis Fire Department personnel and five Memphis Police Department officers have already been let go as part of local investigations into the incident. No charges have been filed yet.
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