Memphis Police Killing 2025. The memphis police department uses excessive force and discriminates against black people, according to the findings of a u.s. Five former memphis police officers involved in the deadly beating of tyre nichols have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to court documents filed tuesday.
The former memphis police officers are charged in the january killing of tyre nichols, a black man who was handcuffed and brutally beaten by officers following a traffic stop. Tadarrius bean, demetrius haley, and justin smith face state.