Biden 'outraged' after release of 'horrific' videos showing Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols

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President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on January 12, 2023.

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A defense attorney for one of the Memphis cops charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols said 'no one' 'intended' for him to die. Nichols' family isn't buying that argument.

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  • An attorney for one of the cops charged in Tyre Nichols' death said nobody "intended" for him to die. 
  • But a lawyer for the victim's family told Insider the officer's actions were "designed to harm."
  • Prosecutors say Nichols was brutally beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month.

A defense attorney for one of the five fired Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols

Memphis police officers were charged with murder less than 20 days after Tyre Nichols' death. A civil rights lawyer says 'swift justice' should be the 'blueprint going forward.'

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Attorney Ben Crump and members of Tyre Nichols' family at a press conference in Memphis, January 27, 2023

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A video of Tyre Nichols being killed by police is due to be released Friday. Even the police chief says what it shows is 'heinous' and 'inhumane.'

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yre Nichols, who died in a hospital on Jan. 10, three days after sustaining injuries during his arrest by Memphis police officers, is seen in this undated picture obtained from social media.
Tyre Nichols died in hospital on January 10, three days after sustaining injuries during an arrest by Memphis police officers. He's seen in this undated picture obtained from social media.

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RowVaughn Wells begs parents not to show kids video of her son Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police

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RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, calls out his name during a press conference.
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, calls out his name during a press conference.

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Memphis braces for release of Tyre Nichols arrest video

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  • People in Memphis are demanding justice in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after a traffic stop.
  • Five officers involved in the incident were fired and charged with second-degree murder.
  • Memphis plans to release footage of the incident on Friday, and the c

Memphis police chief says officers had 'no proof' to pull Tyre Nichols over

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Cerelyn J. Davis, the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department, is pictured.
Cerelyn J. Davis, the Chief of Police for the Memphis Police Department, is pictured.

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Rodney King's daughter calls Tyre Nichols' police beating death 'sickening' 32 years after her father's assault

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A portrait of Tyre Nichols, a Black man wearing a suit, in a black frame
Tyre Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police.

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