BREAKING: Five former Memphis, Tennessee, officers who were fired over the death of Tyre Nichols have turned themselves in, CBS News has confirmed.
have been charged with second-degree murder, according to online jail records. Nichols died after a violent arrest by police earlier this month.
Fired officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were all charged with second-degree murder and other charges, according to Shelby County Jail inmate records.were fired From left, former Memphis police officers Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean are seen in a combination of undated photographs. They were terminated after their involvement in a traffic stop that ended with the death of Tyre Nichols.Video footage of the arrest has been shown to Nichols' family, but has not been made public, though local officials have pledged to release it this week or next week.
"This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual," Davis said in a video statement that was released late Wednesday on social media.
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