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More cops are being “relieved of duty” following the Tyre Nichols incident in Memphis Tennessee. One of them has yet to be identified and the other Preston Hemphill, who The Memphis Police Department confirmed is currently under investigation.
It's unclear what his role in the incident was or if he faces possible criminal charges in connection to Nichols' death. His attorney says he's cooperating with officials and wasn't present at the second scene where Nichols was beaten by five other officers. But the department said yesterday that “Hemphill’s actions and involvement has been under investigation as he participated in the initial traffic stop and the use of a TASER.”
Beyond that, the Memphis Fire Department also announced yesterday that it fired two EMTs and a lieutenant who responded to the scene for failing to properly assess Nichols as he lay beaten on the ground.
Source: ABC