laura coats. and this is cnn tonight. to dish no memphis police officers have now been ridley of duty. in the wake of the killing of tyre nichols. we are learning officer preston who, according to memphis police quote, he participated in the initial traffic stop. and the use of a taser, unquote. and another officer who hasn t yet been made. well, they both have been. relieved of their duty. and, three memphis fire department personnel have also been fired over the response to tyree nichols beating seen. this is in addition, everyone, to five police officers have already been, not only relieved of their duties as unfired, but also charged. the da saying, quote, this is an ongoing investigation. we are looking at all individuals and valve in the events. leading up to, during, and after the beating of tyre nichols. at the moment rugged would deep dive into this case, the evidence, and what will take to actually prosecute this case. but as a family, and the community, and a natio
after the beating of tyre nichols. at the moment rugged would deep dive into this case, the evidence, and what will take to actually prosecute this case. but as a family, and the community, and a nation mourned, the funeral for tyre nichols is now set for this coming wednesday. a funeral for a 20 nine-year-old, will stop by police, and later beaten beyond recognition just a mayor 80 yards from his own home calling for his mother. the whole thing caught on video that are still heartbreaking to watch. [crying] [screaming] because they are pretended every time i see those videos, every part of
less a police officer. you have someone who s helpless, and you are teeing off and hitting them like that. i think that is the knowing part of that. it s going to be a very serious injury matter who it is. areva, on that point to it so often we think about officers being able to talk about the use of force. but it is essentially the amount of force necessary to propel a lethal force or some force against you. in other words, self-defense. when you look at that, i see this person, tyre nichols, is in no way striking back and anyway, shape, or form. what does that say to you about culpability for trying to pursue a charge when there s no use of force or self-defense? it says to me, laura, the prosecution has a very strong case. in addition to the beating that we saw that changes talked about. that happened while mr. nichols hands behind his back, and he was defenseless. to me, what was so telling about the charge of the knowing