FBI Director Christopher Wray called for any demonstrations to be conducted peacefully in advance of the video’s planned disclosure expected to show a violent encounter involving five Memphis police officers and Tyre Nichols.
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“I will tell you I was appalled,” Wray said, describing his reaction after viewing the video.
The Justice Department has launched a separate civil rights investigation into Nichols’ death, while state authorities have leveled murder charges against the five officers who have since been dismissed from the force.
Nichols was pulled over Jan. 7, and later hospitalized in critical condition after what police initially described as “confrontations” with officers. He died three days later. Nichols’ family and their attorneys say video showed officers beating Nichols for several minutes.
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