Memphis Police officer Preston Hemphill fired

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 03, 2023 7:28 PM CT | Published: February 03, 2023 5:54 PM CT

Hemphill is the sixth MPD officer to be fired for violating police policies in the Jan. 7 death of Tyre Nichols.

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