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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 ....
and i found that the officers in this encounter shouted at least 71 commands. 71 commands approximately a 30 minute period. i want to play a clip, frankly, from that initial stop for a moment listen to this. tony round. all right, all right, all right. [inaudible] i am on the ground, i m on the ground. stay on the ground. i m going to tase you. get on the ground. just hearing this, yet again, frankly it is anxiety producing to say the least. and i wonder about this. the screaming, the confusion that must ve been sued. the disorienting nature. how disorienting with this have been for somebody tonds and a that they re receiving its, and of course, the aggressive nature. i bet initial stop? it is clear he did not even though i is getting pulled over for southern immediate shot getting pulled over. and then many police academies that i went to the police academy that we were trained not to do that. i let you lawn forsman analysts gets relayed ensembles that but when y ....
There s more fallout tonight the fatal police the police department firing three in placing the medics and driver failed to properly assess nichols when they arrived on that scene. it s coming as officials confirmed that two more memphis police officers were also relieved of duty. that is the phrase they ve used. at the top of the five other officers they were fired, and charge with secondary murder among other crimes in nichols death. what brennan darnell hartman. he s the former head of intelligence, the d.c. homeland security department. also here with us, ron johnson. retired captain of missouri state highway patrol. and former incident commander at ferguson missouri. glance have both of you here today. thank you for joining us. i will begin with, you know, because there s a new york times analysis, that was particularly interested in. ....