Tire Nichols video will be released on Friday. What do we know

Memphis plans to release a video On Friday, police officers are tasered, pepper sprayed, beaten and restrained for three minutes in a case closely watched across the country.

Video will be released after 4:00 PM PST, Shelby County Dist. Atti. This was announced on Thursday by Stephen Mulroy.

Here’s what we know about the beating that landed Nichols in the hospital, where he eventually died:

What happened in the clash with the police?

Nichols was stopped by Ian. 7 and arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, according to Memphis police. Lawyers for Nichols’ family say they believe he was pulled over for driving the wrong way down a one-way street.

The officers and Nichols were only 100 yards from Nichols’ parents’ home at the time of the meeting, according to Jennifer McGuffin, chief spokesman for the family’s Romanucci & Blandon law firm.

When the officers approached Nichols’ car, there was an altercation and Nichols ran away, according to police.

Lawyer Antonio Romanucci, who saw video clips from the police body camera, said Nichols asked why he was pulled over during the first stop. According to Romanucci, the police quickly used pepper spray on him, and he fled the car.

Police pursued Nichols and another, more violent confrontation ensued, leading to Nichols’s arrest and subsequent hospitalization, police said.

Romanucci said that while only five policemen were charged, there were more policemen at the scene. He estimated that between 10 and 12 officers were filmed on the video. In the video, Nichols can be heard yelling, “What have I done?” and calls his mother, he said.

What happened to the officers?

All five were fired less than two weeks after meeting Nichols.

Thursday officers are Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith, all black – everyone was accused with one count of second-degree murder, two counts of misconduct in office, one count of official harassment, one count of aggravated assault during a joint act, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping in connection with Nichols’ death .

The five were part of the Memphis Police Department’s Scorpion Unit, a 40-member team dedicated to fighting violent crime in the city’s hotspots. “Scorpion” stands for “Street Crime Operation to Restore Peace to Our Neighborhoods”.

The unit identifies high crime areas using the data and then sends teams to those locations. It wasn’t immediately clear why it was the Scorpion officers who stopped Nichols. But the bloc has been criticized by activists who say it has failed to bring down crime rates and mainly targets low-income residents.

What do we know about Nichols?

Nichols, a California native and father of a 4-year-old son, grew up in Sacramento and recently moved to Memphis to work for FedEx. According to his family, he enjoyed skateboarding and taking photographs.

Nichols’ aunt, Candi Green, said in an interview with The Times that he has a bright smile and a warm personality.

β€œHe just had one of those spirits, one of those personalities that drew him in,” Greene said. “He was a sweetheart. Every time you see him, he has a smile on his face. … Never had a criminal record. Never got into any kind of trouble. All around a good kid.”

Asked about the allegations against the officers, she added: β€œI’m excited. This shows that justice has prevailed. The color of the officers does not matter. The fact is that the officers did what they did, and there was no need for this.