Autopsy shows Tyre Nichols died from ‘blunt force trauma,’ lawyers say

Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old from Memphis who died after being beaten by police officers during a traffic stop, was killed due to “blunt force trauma,” his family’s lawyers said, citing an official autopsy report that was shared with the family.

Nichols’s death sparked national outrage in January, prompting protests and calls for police reform, particularly after graphic video footage of the beating was released by police. Nichols, who is Black, could be heard screaming for his mother, while he was severely beaten by five police officers, also Black, less than 100 yards from his family home in Tennessee. He died in hospital three days later.

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