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SJ leaders condemn Tyre Nichols killing

By Nathan Canilao EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Protests around the country broke out this weekend after five Memphis police officers were charged in the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over for allegedly driving recklessly in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee on Jan. 7.

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On Thursday, officers Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean were charged on seven felony counts, the highest count being second-degree murder.

Along with the five officers, three emergency medical technicians were terminated after an internal investigation by the Memphis Fire Department determined that it violated

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