Tyre Nichols: Five Memphis police officers charged with murder of FedEx worker | ITV News



There are fears of unrest in the US after five police officers have been charged with murder following the death of a 29-year-old FedEx worker.

Tyre Nichols died in hospital three days after a confrontation during a traffic stop on January 7 in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.

The father-of-one had been arrested after being stopped for reckless driving, police said, before being allegedly beaten by the officers for three minutes.

A video of the traffic stop is due to be released on Friday, sparking fears that there could be civil unrest.
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