The mom of a US motorist who died after he was allegedly overwhelmed by police has stated the 5 charged officers “disgraced their own families”.
Tyre Nichols, 29, handed away in hospital three days after the confrontation following a site visitors cease within the metropolis of Memphis, Tennessee, on 7 January.
Bodycam footage of the altercation is anticipated to be launched this night.
Five sacked officers, who’re all black, have been charged with second-degree homicide and different crimes, together with assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression, over Mr Nichols’s killing.
Mr Nicols’s mom, RowVaughn Wells, stated: “I need to say to the 5 cops who murdered my son, you additionally disgraced your personal households once you did this.
“But I am going to pray for you and your families. Because this shouldn’t have happened. We want justice for my son.”
She additionally stated she had not but seen the video however urged anybody with kids to not allow them to watch it.
“I have never seen the video but what I have heard is very horrific,” she added.
Police pulled Mr Nichols over for alleged reckless driving earlier than there was an “altercation” the place officers used pepper spray on him, in accordance with Shelby County district lawyer Steve Mulroy.
Mr Nichols then tried to flee on foot and one other altercation adopted, he added.
His household say the officers beat him and the accidents he sustained through the encounter led to his dying.
The footage capturing the confrontation between Mr Nichols and police is appalling, FBI director Christopher Wray has stated.
“What happened in Memphis is obviously tragic. I have seen the video myself and I will tell you I was appalled,” he stated.
Mr Wray and US lawyer basic Merrick Garland have urged a peaceable and non-violent response when the video is made public.
Source: information.sky.com”