MPD’s Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis talked to The Daily Memphian about why they are releasing the video footage Friday evening, whether the National Guard will be brought in and how she thinks these latest events will affect recruiting. Earlier in the day, she also discussed the fire department’s role in Nichols’ death. 

The Memphis Fire Department confirmed Monday, Jan. 23, that two personnel involved in the “initial patient care” of Tyre Nichols had been relieved of duty pending an internal investigation.

 When Kirstin L. Cheers, director of communications for BRIDGES, learned of the release of the Tyre Nichols’ arrest video, she quickly mobilized to try to help.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost all five games on their West Coast road trip that began last week. It is their first five-game losing streak since the NBA bubble in 2020. 

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“We are distraught to find ourselves dealing with a needless loss of life due to police brutality, and this time it was one of Memphis’s own.”