Tyre Nichols autopsy reveals he died of blunt force trauma, lawyers say
Tyre Nichols died three days after he was brutally assaulted by police following a traffic stop in Memphis on Jan. 7. His death was ruled a homicide, his family’s lawyers said Wednesday.
Marlene Lenthang, NBC News
FILE - This photo provided by the Nichols family shows Tyre Nichols, who had a passion for photography and was described by friends as joyful and lovable. Nichols was fatally beaten by police during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 7, 2023. (Courtesy of the Nichols family via AP, File) (Uncredited)
MEMPHIS – The autopsy of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after he was brutally assaulted by Memphis police officers, reveals he died of blunt force trauma, his family’s lawyers said.
Nichols, 29, died on Jan. 10, three days after he was pulled over for alleged reckless driving and was repeatedly punched and kicked in the face and hit with pepper spray and a stun gun.