Seven Additional Police Officers Facing Discipline After Tyre Nichols Beating Death

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Seven more Memphis police officers are facing discipline in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols’ death, according to City Attorney Jessica Sink.

The officers will be given an internal statement of charges, which will inform them of policy violations.

Sink stated that a hearing and written decision will follow.

CNN reported that the action is not criminal in nature, but Sink stated that the final round of charges will be filed this week. his hands were restrained in late January.

Next week, the agency will hold administrative hearings.

Six officers have already been fired for their roles in the incident, five of whom have been charged criminally with second-degree murder.

The announcement came during a meeting of the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, where members were scheduled to discuss nearly a dozen public safety proposals and reforms, as well as question the city’s police and fire chiefs.

It was the council’s first public hearing since the video of police beating Nichols was released by the city.

According to the video, they then left him without medical care for more than 20 minutes.

According to a falsified police report, Nichols began fighting with them and grabbed one of their guns.

His death has reignited calls for police reform and reignited a national debate about policing justice. Five officers involved in the beating, all of whom are

Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder.

A sixth officer was also fired, and a seventh was placed on leave. In addition, the Fire Department terminated two EMTs and a lieutenant for failing to provide emergency care. The specialized SCORPION unit was also disbanded less than two years after it was established.