NAACP Memphis wants all involved in Tyre Nichols' death to be terminated and prosecuted - Commercial Appeal

The NAACP Memphis Branch is calling for law enforcement officers and first responders who were involved in the traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death to be terminated and prosecuted.

“If you were an officer or first responder and you sat there and watched this young man die and you did nothing to help resuscitate him, you did nothing to give him aid, you’re just as culpable as the people who beat him down and killed him,” Turner said.

“We must have legislation that is effective throughout this country that makes sure that we stop the killing of Black men,” said Gloria Sweet-Love, NAACP Tennessee State Conference President.

The death of Nichols remains under investigation by the FBI and has led to the firing, arrests, and indictments of five former Memphis police officers.

Two members of the Memphis Fire Department have been relieved of duty for their involvement in the traffic stop, as have two deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office seen in the video.

Omer Yusuf covers the Ford project in Haywood County, FedEx, tourism and banking for The Commercial Appeal.