Former Memphis police officers found not guilty in Tyre Nichols' death

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Published May 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM CDT

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Defense attorney Martin Zummach representing former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith, delivers a closing argument during the trial of his client and two other former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. — Defense attorney Martin Zummach representing former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., delivers a closing argument during the trial of his client and two other former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn.

Three former Memphis police officers who were involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols have been acquitted on all state charges, including second-degree murder.

WKNO reporter Katie Riordan joins us to discuss.

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