Ex-officer Preston Hemphill won’t be charged in Tyre Nichols killing

Hemphill did not pursue' Nichols and was not present for the later beating incident', says Shelby county DA's spokesperson

The former Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill will not be charged over the killing of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten to death by five officers in January.

In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Shelby county district attorney, Steve Mulroy, said Hemphill did not pursue Tyre Nichols and never left the initial scene" of the traffic stop which preceded the beating, but was not present for the later beating incident".