• Memphis has fired a sixth police officer in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols.
• The decision to terminate Preston Hemphill stemmed from an internal investigation that ultimately found he violated multiple department policies during Nichols’s arrest, the Associated Press reported.
• The Department relieved Hemphill of duty in January in the wake of Nichols’ death. Five black officers have already been fired and face second-degree murder charges over the incident.

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