Video of Tyre Nichols' violent arrest by Memphis police expected to be released Friday - CBS News

Officials successful Memphis connected Friday released constabulary video from the convulsive apprehension of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black antheral whose decease earlier this period has led to second-degree murder charges against 5 officers, who were fired implicit the incident. Nichols died 3 days aft what his household and authorities described arsenic a brutal brushwood that stemmed from a postulation stop.

Authorities, members of Nichols' household and their attorneys were shown the video earlier Friday's release. 

Nichols' parent told "CBS Mornings" connected Tuesday that she could not carnivore to ticker it successful full. "All I heard my lad accidental was, 'What did I do?' I conscionable mislaid it from there," she said.  

"I've ne'er seen the video, but what I've heard is precise horrific, precise horrific, and immoderate of you who person children, delight don't fto them spot it," his mother, RowVaughn Wells, said during a property league Friday afternoon. 

Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis told NBC News connected Friday the video was "horrific, alarming, disappointing, sad."

"There were times erstwhile helium was laying, determination were times erstwhile helium was sat up, determination were times erstwhile helium was mumbling and saying words, but it was evident helium was not successful power of his carnal self," Davis added.

Family lawyer Ben Crump said an autarkic autopsy they commissioned recovered Nichols suffered injuries from a terrible beating.

The 5 officers fired implicit Nichols' death — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith — person been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, authoritative misconduct and different offenses. Lawyers for Martin and Mills said their clients volition plead not guilty. 

Five erstwhile Memphis constabulary officers were charged with second-degree execution and kidnapping successful the decease of Tyre Nichols aft a postulation halt successful January 2023.  Shelby County Jail

Police had said Nichols fled the officers aft helium was pulled implicit connected suspicion of reckless driving — an allegation that Davis told CNN earlier connected Friday investigators haven't been capable to substantiate.

President Biden spoke with the parent and stepfather of Tyre Nichols connected Friday afternoon, the White House said. During the telephone with RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, Mr. Biden offered condolences from him and the archetypal lady, and "commended the family's courageousness and strength," the White House said. 

"She's evidently successful tremendous pain," Mr. Biden said of Nichols' mother. "… I told her I had immoderate thought of what that nonaccomplishment was like, and that though it's intolerable to judge now, but a clip volition travel erstwhile his representation brings a grin earlier a tear."

Tyre Nichols, who died 3 days aft sustaining injuries during his apprehension by constabulary officers, is seen successful this undated representation obtained from societal media. Facebook/Deandre Nichols/via Reuters

Ahead of Friday's release, constabulary officials successful Memphis and different cities astir the state prepared for the anticipation of protests.

"When radical really spot with their ain eyes the kinds of things that occurred successful this incident, there's an adjacent greater imaginable for precise superior nationalist reaction," Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King connected Friday morning.

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