Memphis police officers faced state charges, including second-degree murder and aggravated assault, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

Nearly a week after a jury found three former officers “not guilty” in their state trial for the beating death of Tyre Nichols, Nichols’ family’s attorneys released a statement. In the statement, civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci made it clear that they did not condone posters being put up

Three former Memphis were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.