Tyre Nichols suffered 'extensive bleeding' from beating, family's lawyers say after autopsy
Early findings in an autopsy show that Tyre Nichols, who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, was severely beaten before he died, his family's attorneys said Tuesday.
Early findings in an autopsy show that Tyre Nichols, who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, was severely beaten before he died, his family's attorneys said Tuesday.
Nichols, 29, was hospitalized and died three days after Memphis police officers stopped him Jan. 7. The Shelby County medical examiner's office has not released an official cause of death. Nichols' family has hired a forensic pathologist to review his case.
Preliminary findings from the review found that Nichols "suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating," family attorneys Benjamin Crump and Antonio Romanucci said.
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Nichols' family met with Memphis officials Monday to view video of the ' traffic stop, which Romanucci described as an "unabashed, nonstop beating."
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