Protests break out after release of Tyre Nichols’ body camera footage

Protests spread across the country after body camera footage was released showing the beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

The Memphis Police Department released four videos of the arrest; three from body-worn cameras and one from a street surveillance camera.

Protesters gathered in a park near the White House in D.C., in Memphis, Tennessee, and in other cities as the video was released.

In Memphis, the scene was peaceful. Dozens of protesters chanted, “Say his name! Tyre Nichols!” and several dozen protesters blocked a heavily traveled bridge on Interstate 55 that is one of two main spans connecting Arkansas and Tennessee over the Mississippi River...