A 6th Memphis officer is off the force as new details emerge from the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols

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Fallout from the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols now includes a sixth Memphis officer removed from duties, demands for more criminal charges against officers and calls for nationwide police reform.

Officer Preston Hemphill “was relieved of duty with the other officers” involved in the January 7 encounter with Nichols, Memphis police Maj. Karen Rudolph said Monday.

Hemphill has actually been on administrative leave since the beginning of the investigation, Memphis police spokesperson Kimberly Elder told CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/us/tyre-nichols-protests-monday/index.html

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2 other Memphis officers were relieved of duty, and 3 fire department workers are fired as new details emerge from the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols

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A total of seven Memphis police officers were relieved of duty the day after Tyre Nichols was beaten by officers and hospitalized, police said Monday. Five officers have since been fired, and two other officers are still subjects of an internal investigation.

Earlier, police named Officer Preston Hemphill as one of the officers who remains on administrative leave.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/us/tyre-nichols-protests-monday/index.html

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