Sixth US police officer fired over beating death of Tyre Nichols

(Al Jazeera) - Five other officers had already been fired and charged with murder over the death of the 29-year-old.

The Memphis Police Department on Friday (3rd February) said it had fired a sixth officer involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose fatal beating shocked the nation.

Preston Hemphill, who had been in the southern US city’s police force since 2018, “violated multiple departmental policies,” including on “personal conduct,” “truthfulness” and regulations on Taser gun use, the department said in a statement.

Five other officers had already been fired and charged with murder over Nichols’ death.