Witness: ‘He laid there too long needing help’
”Even if you have a fire truck at the end of the street, why weren’t they up there regardless of what the guy did? You know what I’m saying. If he was needing help, he laid there too long needing help with nobody right there.”
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Tyre NicholsBen Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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