What to expect from the release of additional Tyre Nichols footage

Micaela A Watts, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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The City of Memphis this afternoon will release around 20 hours of additional footage from the scene where Tyre Nichols was beaten by multiple Memphis police officers on Jan. 7.

The footage, along with accompanying charging documents, is being released a month after the initial body camera footage was released. That footage showed officers kicking, pepper spraying and beating Nichols, who died Jan. 10.

Here's a summary of what you can expect:

When will be the video be released?

Sometime after 3 p.m. Wednesday, the city will release around 20 more hours of footage from the police killing of Tyre Nichols. This additional footage comes as the Memphis Police Department's internal investigation concludes.

Which officers are facing charges?

Five Memphis police officers -- Tadaraius Bean, Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley and Desmond Mills Jr. -- are already facing criminal charges for second-degree murder.

What happened to others who were investigated?

In total, 13 Memphis police officers were investigated: Seven were fired, three were suspended and two had their internal charges dismissed. One officer retired, but the recommendation for that person was termination. Four additional Memphis Fire Department employees are facing internal charges. Three of those employees were fired on Jan. 30. A fourth employee was suspended and ordered to attend remedial training. According to City Attorney Jennifer Sink, every officer that assaulted Nichols was part of the first round of terminations and charges.

Will we learn anything new in the additional video?

As of Wednesday morning, it's unclear if anything new will be learned the night Nichols was beat to death. One looming question may possibly be answered: Why did police pull Nichols over to begin with?

Return to The Commercial Appeal this afternoon for full coverage

The CA will review all 20 hours of the footage as well as the charging documents and publish summaries of what the footage contains.

Micaela Watts is a reporter for The Commercial Appeal who covers issues tied to access and equity. She can be reached at micaela.watts@commercialappeal.com.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Tyre Nichols: What to expect from the release of additional footage