‘There was nothing I could have done,’ fired EMT says on Nichols’ death
The pole-mounted camera shows the two Memphis Fire Department EMTs, multiple Memphis Police Officers and a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy standing near Tyre Nichols. (Screenshot)
A fired MFD private said his failure to immediately render aid to Tyre Nichols on the scene of the Jan. 7, 2023, beating was because he did not think anything he could have done would have prevented Nichols’ death.
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city of Memphis Tyre NicholsJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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