Protests spurred by the police killing of Tyre Nichols erupted in Memphis, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and New York City on Friday night after the Memphis Police Department released footage of the nearly four-minute beating of the Black man.
As Memphis city officials announced their plan to release the footage amid mounting pressure Thursday, state and local officials across the country prepared for possible havoc. Attorneys for Nichols’ family compared his case to the 1991 police killing of Rodney King, which led to civil unrest in Los Angeles.
More than 200 protesters in Memphis took over the Interstate 55 bridge near downtown Memphis chanting the slain man’s name. More than 100 people flocked to Times Square, where tensions boiled over, leading to arrests as demonstrators bumped heads with police and jumped on patrol cars. The crowds in each city held signs demanding the end of “police…
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