07-05-2025
Tyre Nichols case: How we got here
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A jury brought in from the Chattanooga area came to a verdict of not guilty Wednesday on all seven criminal charges for three ex-Memphis Police officers accused in Tyre Nichols' death in 2023.
NOT GUILTY: Jury reaches verdict for officers in Tyre Nichols death
How did we get here?
The traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols' death happened Jan. 7, 2023, when video shows officers punching and kicking Nichols on the ground near his family's southeast Memphis home. He died in a hospital three days later.
On Jan. 20, five Memphis Police officers were fired: Desmond Mills, Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.
Dashcam and SkyCop video of the beating was released to the public Jan. 27. The Scorpion Unit the officers were part of was disbanded by MPD the next day.
On Oct. 2, 2024, a federal jury released a mixed verdict for the officers, finding them guilty on some charges and not guilty on others.
The state criminal trial for Bean, Haley and Smith began April 28. The jury began deliberating Tuesday.
Nichols' family still has a $550 million civil lawsuit pending against the city of Memphis.
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