driving on january 7. officers are pulling the 29-year-old from his car and beating, kicking, tasing and pepper spraying him several times and he died thee days later. the memphis police department fired the five officers involved. they all face several charges including second degree murder. the release of the video has sparked wide-spread protests on the streets of memphis and around the country last night and today. fox news contributor and former washington dc homicide detective ted williams standing by with his analysis and first steve harrigan is live in memphis. steve reporter: john, the fallout of the death of tyre nichols here in memphis and the chief said that elite crime fighting unit the scorpions has been disbanded and all five accused of murder of nichols were members of that elite unit. more details, two coming clear from that tape and one hour videoed released on friday night and shows graphic violence and begins with the traffic stop of nichols. initial beati
and good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker in atlanta. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. coming to you live from memphis, tennessee, a city still reeling from the brutal beating of tyre nichols at the hands of five now former memphis police officers. the full video of that beating was released to the public just a few hours ago, amara. yeah, that s right, boris, and as many would say, it was very difficult to watch. that video shows the deadly encounter between tyre nichols and memphis police officers earlier this month. nichols was pulled over on january 7th allegedly for reckless driving, but the police chief said the department has been unable to find anything that substantiates those claims. in all, the video covers 38 excruciating minutes from the moment the officers pull him over to the moments after an ambulance arrives at the scene. the videos show officers hitting the 29-year-old repeatedly, kicking him in the face, even a
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nichols. the full videos, released last night, show five former memphis police officers repeatedly beating the 29 year old, and i want to warn you, what you re about to watch is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. police are then seen yanking nichols from his car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, unarmed, cries out for his mother at one point. he died from his injuries three days later in the hospital, and those videos sparking largely peaceful protests all across the country. earlier this week the five officers involved were charged with second degree murder, and now after this video has come out two officers from a different department who are also on scene that night have been put on leave pending an investigation into their conduct. cnn s boris sanchez breaks down these newly released videos. again, a warning for you, they re very graphic. reporter: tyre nichols sc
that claim. this graphic body cam video shows the moment police catch up to nichols when he runs away. give me your hands. hey, give me your hands. give me your hands. hey. you can hear nichols crying out for his mother there who was just a few blocks away. officers continue to hit and spray nichols struggling with him on the ground. more footage appears to show inaction by police officers, sheriff s deputies and even paramedics. five memphis police officers at the scene are now facing multiple charges including second degree murder and kidnapping. now two sheriffs deputies at the scene were placed on leave pending an investigation. former president barack obama speaking out on twitter today saying the vicious unjustified beating of tyre nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five memphis police officers is the latest painful reminder of how far america has to go in fixing how we police our streets. along with mourning tyre and supporting his family, it s up to