A jury in a Tennessee state court on Wednesday acquitted three former Memphis police officers of second-degree murder and all other charges in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols. The all-white jury,

Three former Memphis officers have been acquitted of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023.

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