welcome to the beat. ari melber. we begin tonight with breaking news. murder charges have been issued for all five memphis police officers former officers for the beating death of tyre nichols. those officers are in custody. the people you see on your screen, now in civilian clothing, booked and incarcerated what would be a murder trial. they are charged with killing this individual through a knowing state of mind, and all five we ll explain the legalities of this accused of contributing directly to the death. this is justin smith, em met martin, desmond mills jr., demetrius and tadarius bean. this is a case that has royaled memphis. it s also a case that chose how law enforcement responses to law enforcement killings are changing. he died three days after being pulled over for what was something that shouldn t have been a violent interaction at all, alleged reckless driving. the d.a. revealing more about what was a confrontation where nichols apparently fled on foot
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shootings at the homes of local democratic officials. solomon pena faces a slew of charges including conspiracy, attempted aggravated battery for the attempted attacks. he lost by a margin of more than 50%. police say he visited the homes of at least three of the officials before the shootings. some of those visits were caught on doorbell cameras. cnn s josh campbell joins us now. what do we expect at the hearing? reporter: this hearing is starting just minutes from now there in new mexico. this will be the suspects a first appearance in court since he was arrested by albuquerque s.w.a.t. officers on monday. look it a these charges. they re obviously very serious. he s been charged with felony possession of a firearm, aggravated attempt with a deadly weapon, as well as conspiracy. we ve reached out to pena s attorney, but what police allege he was the ringleader in this conspiracy to target democratic officials in new mexico, shooting at four homes. this came after pena a
i need the police. my wife and child have been shot badly. alex murdaugh soon to be on trial. alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. this trial will be one of the most watched since o.j. for the first time, those tied to this shocking story sit down together. every lawyer at this table is on trial. it s a good feeling to be connected to the power. until it comes back to bite you. powerful family, unsolved killings. how many families do you know that have five dead bodies in their orbit? the housekeeper died in 2018 in a slip and fall at murdaugh s home. he used gloria s death to enrich himself. 19-year-old steven smith was found dead on the side of the road. i want justice. good evening. i m randi kaye. many here in south carolina and around the country are left with so many questions. questions those close to the alleged crimes, which include financial fraud and murder, have been trying to answer. tonight, for the first time, alex murd
what is your emergency? this is alec murdaugh. i need the police and ambulance immediately. alex murdaugh. double murder mystery. soon to be on trial. alec murdaugh facing charges accused of killing his wife and son. this trial will be one of the most watched since o.j. for the first time those closely tied to this shocking story sit down together. every lawyer at this table is on trial. it s a good feeling to be conn conn connected to the power. until it comes back to bite you. powerful family. series of unsolved killing. how many families do you know that have five dead bodies in their orbit? murdaugh s housekeeper died in 2018 in a slip and fall at murdaugh s home. he used gloria s death to enrich himself. 19-year-old steven smith was found dead on the side of a road. i want justice. good evening. i m randi kaye. as alex murdaugh awaits his fate behind bars, many here in south carolina and around the country are left with so many questions.