SIXTH MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICER RELIEVED OF DUTY OVER FATAL TRAFFIC STOP OF TYRE NICHOLS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A sixth Memphis Police officer has been placed on leave in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old driver who died after a traffic stop.
Officer Preston Hemphill was placed on leave, a spokesperson for MPD confirmed Monday to The Commercial Appeal, part of the USA TODAY Network. The spokesperson confirmed Hemphill, who was hired by MPD in 2018, has been on leave since the beginning of the investigation.
In its initial narrative, MPD said the officers involved had been relieved of duty, but did not say how many officers that was. The police department again declined to give a total number of officers, when confirming Hemphill's leave…
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