Unreleased Tyre Nichols footage set to show what cops said after fatal beating
Audio recorded after the death of Tyre Nichols is set to reveal what the police officers charged with his murder said after the horror beating of the 29-year-old dad.
A video of the brutal three-minute assault of the handcuffed and unarmed Mr Nichols shocked the world and led to widespread protests in multiple cities across America.
It shows officers savagely beating him for three minutes, during which the victim is pepper-sprayed, hit with a stun gun, restrained and kicked.
Now up to 20 hours of additional footage could be released - including audio of what the Memphis officers charged with murder said immediately after Mr Nichols was taken to hospital.
Tyre Nichols had been pulled over as he was on his way home from taking pictures of the sunset (Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock)The City of Memphis and Memphis police are set to make a decision on when the footage and audio will be released, reports CNN.
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The young father had been pulled over as he was on his way home from taking pictures of the sunset.
The officers involved have all been fired and each face charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.
In the footage, in which he is not seen resisting, Mr Nichols can be heard repeatedly calling for his mum and pleading "I'm just trying to go home".
Yesterday, hundreds gathered for Mr Nichols' funeral - including those who have also lost loved ones at the hands of police brutality.
The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols (Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock)Vice President Kamala Harris was also among the congregation at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
Kamala Harris spoke at the service after the Rev. Al Sharpton invited her to the pulpit. She condemned police violence that led to Tyre's death.
She said: "This violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. Was he not also entitled to the right to be safe?
The City of Memphis released video footage recorded on police-issued body-worn cameras and a pole camera taken on the evening (City of Memphis/UPI/REX/Shutterstock)"Tyre Nichols should've been safe."
Harris also demanded Congress pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, adding: "We should not delay and we will not be denied, it is nonnegotiable."
At the beginning of her address, she told Mr Nichols' parents: "You have been extraordinary in terms of your strength, your courage and your grace, and we mourn with you and the people of our country mourn with you.
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A video of the brutal three-minute beating dolled out on the handcuffed and unarmed Nichols shocked the world and led to widespread protests in multiple cities across America (City of Memphis/UPI/REX/Shutterstock)"Mothers around the world, when their babies are born, pray to God, when they hold that child, that that body and that life will be safe for the rest of his life.
"Yet, we have a mother and a father who mourn the life of a young man who should be here today. They have a grandson who now does not have a father."
The service opened with a montage of images of Tyre as child, through to adulthood - as well as some images he had taken through his passion for amateur photography.
Vice President Kamala Harris hugs RowVaughn Wells during the funeral service for Wells' son Tyre Nichols (Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock)The Rev. Al Sharpton thanked the families of other Black people killed at the hands of police, including George Floyd’s family, for joining the service for Tyre Nichols.
Sharpton asked the families to stand as they received applause from the crowd. Sharpton said the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Botham Jean and others were present.
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