Independent Autopsy Reveals Tyre Nichols' Cause Of Death After Police Traffic Stop

An post-mortem independently commissioned by the household of Tennessee man Tyre Nichols got here to a preliminary willpower about how the 29-year-old died after a site visitors cease by Memphis Police earlier this month.

The findings point out that Nichols “suffered intensive bleeding brought on by a extreme beating,” household legal professional Benjamin Crump mentioned in a Tuesday assertion.

“[H]is noticed accidents are in line with what the household and attorneys witnessed on the video of his deadly encounter with police,” Crump mentioned, noting that extra data can be launched “at one other time.”

Native authorities haven't but launched an post-mortem for Nichols.

Kenyana Dixon is comforted throughout a rally for her brother Tyre Nichols on the Nationwide Civil Rights Museum on Jan. 16.

Mark Weber/Day by day Memphian through Related Press

The daddy of 1 was stopped by police for reckless driving on Jan. 7 and fled the scene fearing for his life, his members of the family have mentioned.

A gaggle of 5 officers caught as much as Nichols and beat him for 3 minutes, in response to attorneys for the household, who got an opportunity to see physique digicam footage earlier this week.

“He was a human piñata for these law enforcement officials,” mentioned Antonio Romanucci, an legal professional for the household, per The New York Occasions.

NEWS ALERT: @AttorneyCrump and @TonyRomanucci have issued a press release on preliminary findings within the unbiased post-mortem of Tyre Nichols, who died after an encounter with Memphis police. pic.twitter.com/5SascqAWxO

— Ben Crump Regulation, PLLC (@BenCrumpLaw) January 24, 2023

Based on Romanucci, the footage confirmed officers utilizing pepper spray, a stun gun and restraint techniques on Nichols. He was taken to a hospital, however died three days later.

Attorneys for the household say that in a few of Nichols’ remaining moments of consciousness, he referred to as for his mom and mentioned he simply needed to go residence.

A photograph of Nichols mendacity in his hospital mattress that was launched by members of the family confirmed a bandaged man with a bloated and discolored face.

Memphis authorities have pledged to be clear of their investigation, however it's not clear when they may launch footage of the incident to the general public, and the way a lot of the video they may share.

All 5 of the officers, who're additionally Black, have been fired final week as native and federal authorities proceed to analyze the incident and resolve whether or not to pursue fees.

Nichols had a 4-year-old son and labored at a Memphis-area FedEx facility, The New York Occasions reported.