![]() ![]() ![]() An emergency unit cared for Nichols and left for a hospital with him at 9:08 p.m. Whitaker and the driver remained in the engine.Īn ambulance was called, and it arrived at 8:55 p.m., the statement said. Long and Sandridge, based on the nature of the call and information they were told by police, “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. as Nichols was handcuffed on the ground and slumped against a squad car, the statement said. The EMTs had previously been suspended.įire Chief Gina Sweat said in a statement that the department received a call from police to respond to a report of a person who had been pepper-sprayed. 10 death.Īlso Monday, Memphis Fire Department officials announced the dismissal of emergency medical technicians Robert Long and JaMichael Sandridge and Lt. That brought the total number of Memphis officers who have been disciplined to seven, including the five Black officers who were fired and charged last week with second-degree murder and other offenses in Nichols’ beating and Jan. Later in the day it said another officer had also been relieved, but without naming the person or specifying what role they played in the incident. 7 arrest, the police department announced. Officer Preston Hemphill, who is white, was relieved of duty shortly after Nichols’ Jan. – Two more Memphis police officers have been disciplined and three emergency responders fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, officials said Monday, widening the circle of punishment for the shocking display of police brutality after video showed many more people failed to help him beyond the five officers accused of beating him to death. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |