The chief prosecutor for Shelby County, Tennessee, will examine the case files of the five former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, CNN reported on Friday, citing a statement from his office.
Videos released by the city two weeks ago showed Nichols crying out for his mother as the five officers, who are also Black, pummeled him with kicks, punches and baton blows and doused him with pepper spray. The footage ends with Nichols' seen being left handcuffed, bloodied and slumped against the side of a police vehicle for about a quarter-hour before receiving medical attention.
On Friday, the family publicly urged the United Nations to condemn Nichols' killing while calling for police transparency and demanding criminal charges against other officers involved in the incident, lawyers for the family said in a statement. The appeal by Floyd's brother helped inspire the 47-nation forum to unanimously adopt a resolution offered by African countries condemning discriminatory and violent policing around the world.
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