Memphis Police officers involved in Tyre Nichols traffic stop that fired

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Five Memphis Police officers involved in the traffic stop that preceded the hospitalization and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols were fired Friday evening.

The police department said in a statement that the officers, who had been on the force between two and a half and five years, violated multiple department policies, including those on use of force, failure to render aid and their duty to intervene.

The officers’ release followed a nearly two-week long internal investigation into possible policy violations that occurred during the traffic stop.

Nichols died Jan. 10, three days after he was pulled over in a traffic stop.

According to a statement from the Memphis Police Department, officers pulled Nichols over around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 and a “confrontation” ensued. Nichols eventually ran away, but was later arrested. Officers said another “confrontation” happened at that point, but he had already been detained.

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