Protesters took to the streets in cities across the country on Friday following the release of video of the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers on Jan 7th.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles and New York City as well as in Memphis late Friday and into Saturday morning following the release of dramatic and graphic bodycam footage of Nichols’ beating by five now-fired members of the Memphis Police Department.

The footage showed five members of the elite Scorpion police unit, originally set up to counter gang-related crime in the city, beating, pepper spraying and using stun guns on Nichols without apparent provocation.

The officers can be heard making claims that Nichols had gone for one of their guns. While the footage is inconclusive, it does not appear to show Nichols making such a move.

All five officers were arrested and charged with murder Thursday. They were released Friday after posting bail.

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