calls for vengeance against more innocent victims are not the answer and acts of retaliatory violence are never justified. i ll make that clear throughout my time in israel on the west bank with everyone i meet. and steve kornacki will join us to discuss our new poll highlighting national concerns over president biden and former president trump s handling of classified materials. even though they had very different circumstances as mr. trump makes a low energy return to the campaign trial. a sixth police officer has been relieved from duty. they re declining to say if hees on paid or unpaid leave, when the decision was put into effect. the police chief has disbanded the scorpian unit in respond to demand from the civil rights community. more charges could be coming for those involved and other who is responded to the scene and did not intervene. joining me now, elson barber in memphis. what can you tell us about the sixth officer, about the growing concerns about why nich
hi, everyone. thanks so much for joining me in washington, d.c. i m jessica dean in for fredricka whitfield today. a city and nation in shock. hours after memphis police released videos of the brutal killing of tyre 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 we re about to show you is extremely graphic. the videos document nichols being pulled over earlier this month for alleged reckless driving. place are seen yanking him from the car, chasing, kicking him, using pepper spray and batons. nichols, who is unarmed, crying for miss his mother at one poin. he died from his injuries three days later in the hospital. those videos are sparking largely peaceful protests across the country overnight and into today. earlier this week the five officers were charged with second-degree murder and now after this video has come out, two officers from a different department who were al
five officers shortly after the january 7th traffic stop, but they are saying his name was not originally released to the public because he was not fired. in terms of his status right now, that spokesperson declined to say whether or not the officer was on or is currently on paid leave or unpaid leave. she is telling us that the investigation is ongoing and that once they have additional information available, the department will provide an update on their social media platforms. this officer, according to the spokesperson with the memphis police department, has been with the department since 2018. this is a name that actually started to appear on social media. some local activists were talking about this officer and then a local publication, the tennessee holler, started talking about his name as well, saying that this name had appeared in some of the affidavits or at least one
today. earlier this week the five officers were charged with second-degree murder and now after this video has come out, two officers from a different department who were also on scene that night have been put on leave pending an investigation into their conduct. cnn s boris sanchez breaks down the newly released videos. of again, a warning for you. the video very graphic. tyre nichols screamed for his mother as memphis police officers struck him multiple times, including in the face, while his hands were restrained. the city on friday night released body camera and surveillance video of the january 7th traffic stop and beating that led to the 29-year-old s death in the hospital three days later. you are going to see a disregard for life. reporter: after officers pulled nichols over and pulled him out of his car, a struggle ensued and he ran away. minutes later officers would catch up with him and hit him numerous times, video shows.