Lt. DeWayne Smith was believed to be the highest-ranking officer on the scene, according to a statement from Nichols' family's lawyers.
In this image from video released and partially redacted by the city of Memphis, Tenn., Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis Police officers, Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis.life, retired one day before he was expected to be fired, according to Memphis City Council Vice Chairman JB Smiley, Jr.
"We call for Memphis police and officials to do everything in their power to hold Lt. Smith and all of those involved fully accountable and not allow Lt. Smith to cowardly sidestep the consequences of his actions," the Nichols family's attorneys said in a statement. "His cowardice in resigning and not facing his own disciplinary board to defend himself is not an end-around on accountability or reckoning.
"In my heart, I just feel like, my son, he had to be sacrificed for the greater good," RowVaughn Wells said through tears. "That's the only explanation that I have as the reason why all this is happening. Because he was such a good person. He was a free-spirited person.""She's got to believe some greater good is going to come from this," Crump said.
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