• A sixth police officer has been suspended following the investigation into the beating death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of six Black Memphis police officers.
• “Preston Hemphill has been placed on administrative leave, the department said Monday. ‘Officer Hemphill is relieved of duty. This is an ongoing investigation. Once additional information is available, we will update our social media platforms. Hemphill was hired in 2018,” a department spokesperson told the New York Post.
• “Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith, who are all black, were fired on Jan. 20 after an internal investigation found they had used excessive force and failed in their duties to intervene and render aid,” reported the Post.

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