3 former Memphis police officers found not guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols

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A composite image of former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean (left), Justin Smith Jr. and Demetrius Haley in court in Memphis, Tenn., on May 3. The former officers are charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols in 2023. They each took the stand to decline to testify on their own behalf.

A jury found the three men not guilty of all charges in connection with the 2023 fatal beating, including the most serious charge of second-degree murder.

(Image credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

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