Tyre Nichols’ autopsy confirms blunt force injuries as cause of death
A pole-mounted camera shows a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy in the center of the video looking down at Tyre Nichols the night of his beating. (Screenshot from video released by MPD)
An autopsy report released Thursday, May 4, by the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center indicates Tyre Nichols died from blunt force injuries to the head.
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Tyre NicholsJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker 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.
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