Tire Nichols
A sixth Memphis police officer has been fired for his involvement in the fatal beating of Tire Nichols.
Preston Hemphill has been relieved of duty pending an investigation.
Preston Hemphill
ABC 24 reported:
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A sixth Memphis police officer involved in the arrest that led to the death of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7 has been relieved of duty, a department spokesperson confirmed to ABC24 on Monday.
According to Memphis Police, Officer Preston Hemphill has been relieved of duty during the ongoing investigation.
Hemphill was hired in 2018.
Memphis Police said additional information will be made available on their social media platforms as it becomes available.
A previously unnamed officer was shown on video during MPD’s initial confrontation with Nichols, forcefully pulling him out of the car while tasering him to the ground, later stating, “I hope he stomps on his **” after Nichols fled.
MPD has not confirmed if that officer is Hemphill.
Authorities released body camera footage Friday night of five Memphis police officers beating driver Tire Nichols during a traffic stop.
Five former Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with second-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of a black driver.
Officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith – were fired Friday after driver Tire Nichols died following a violent confrontation during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
