The video footage of Tyre Nichols' interaction with five Memphis police officers is 'appalling,' Ben Crump, attorney for the Nichols family, said.
Attorney Ben Crump, standing with members of the family of Tyre Nichols, speaks to the press, Jan. 23, 2023, after meeting with Memphis police about what happened during a traffic stop and how it turned deadly on Jan. 7.
According to Nichols' mother, Rowvaughn Wells, he was 2 minutes away from his home when he was pulled over, and less than 80 yards from the house when he was apprehended by the officers. "Our son ran because he was scared for his life," Rodney Wells, Nichols' stepfather, said. "He did not run because he was trying to get rid of no drugs, no gun, no any of that. He ran because he was scared for his life. And when you see the video, you will see why he was scared for his life."
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