Autopsy confirms blunt force trauma as cause of Tyre Nichols' death at hands of Memphis police.

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Autopsy confirms blunt force trauma as cause of Tyre Nichols' death at hands of Memphis police.
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The autopsy report of Tyre Nichols, who died after being brutally assaulted by Memphis police officers, reveals he died of blunt force trauma. His manner of death was ruled a homicide. Seven Memphis police officers were fired in the wake of Nichols' death, and five officers were charged with second-degree murder, among other counts, in his death. The Nichols family's lawyers said the official autopsy report further propels their commitment to seeking justice for this senseless tragedy.

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