Two EMTs and fire department lieutenant fired after Tyre Nichols killing

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BREAKING NEWS: Memphis Fire Department FIRES two EMTs and driver called out to fatal Tyre Nichols beating after they 'violated numerous protocols' by ignoring police brutality victim as he lay dying

The trio were called to assist Memphis police on January 7 after they chased and arrested Tyre Nichols, 29, following a traffic stopFive members of Memphis police department were fired last week for the fatal beating of the FedEx driving, and on Monday a sixth officer lost his jobThe three members of the fire department were fired for ignoring protocol and actions that 'do not meet expectations'

By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:51 EST, 30 January 2023 | Updated: 17:56 EST, 30 January 2023

Memphis fire department on Monday evening announced they had fired three members of staff for failing to assist Tyre Nichols as he lay dying following a January 7 police beating.

The trio comprised of two EMTs, Robert Long and JaMichael Sandridge, and Lieutenant Michelle Whitaker.

Tyre Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten like a 'human piñata' by five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers , who were all African American, on January 7 and died three days later in the hospital from kidney failure and cardiac arrest

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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