Authorities are calling for calm in the face of the anticipated protests following the video’s release
Memphis officials released video Friday evening of a 7 January traffic stop that descended into the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black motorist.
In Memphis, but also across the rest of the US, officials had called for calm in the face of anticipated protests following the release of the video, which was expected to be graphic and brutal.
