Memphis braced for public outrage on Friday after it releases video of five police officers – all of whom have been charged with murder – initiating a traffic stop that authorities say resulted in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Few details have been made public about the traffic stop and the subsequent events that left Nichols badly injured, but officials who have viewed the video have characterized it as deeply disturbing.
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