More Videos From Memphis Police Beating Of Tyre Nichols To Be Released After Investigation

Law enforcement authorities in Memphis, Tennessee, are set to release more videos showing the violent confrontation at a traffic stop that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

Jennifer Sink, the legal officer for the City of Memphis, said they had received multiple requests for the release of other videos and audio from the Jan. 7 traffic stop.

Sink said the authorities would be holding all other footage and audio related to the traffic stop, allowing an administrative investigation to be complete.

"The City has received multiple requests for the release of the entirety of the audio and video footage in the Tyre Nichols' case. The City is still conducting an administrative investigation of other personnel, and the criminal investigation is ongoing," Sink said, Fox News reported.

"It is imperative the City conduct a thorough investigation so that all culpable parties can be held accountable. A premature release of the video and audio could compromise our administrative investigation," she added.

Sink noted that they have already provided the "entirety of the audio and video footage privately" to Nichols' family and lawyers.

This came after Memphis police released bodycam footage showing the victim's violent arrest.

The four videos, posted on the city's Vimeo account, showed police officers removing Nichols from his vehicle.

Nichols was seen running away from the police and getting beaten by five police officers at an intersection.

Other scenes from the video materials also revealed Nichols being pepper sprayed and kicked in the head, CBS News reported.

Nichols could also be heard telling officers that he was already on the ground while he was being restrained.

"OK, I'm on the ground," Nichols said. "You guys are doing a lot, I'm just trying to go home."

Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition after he suffered from the police beating. He died three days later.

After the video was released to the public, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr said the two deputies who had responded to the scene had already been "relieve[d] of duty."

The five police officers involved in the violent confrontation with Nichols - Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith - were already charged with second-degree murder and fired over the incident.

The officers were members of the Memphis police's Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods (SCORPION) which was "inactive" since Nichols was arrested.

The death of Nichols sparked outrage across the country.

President Joe Biden offered his and First Lady Jill Biden's condolences to RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Nichols.

Biden said he had seen the video, which left him "outraged and deeply pained."

In Washington D.C.'s Lafayette Square, the crowd converged to protest the death of Nichols.

But the protest in New York City's Time Square turned violent after some protesters clashed with police officers.