- A Memphis city councilman told CNN the beating death of Trye Nichols "cannot go unaddressed."
- In an emotional interview with Don Lemon, chairman Martavius Jones wept over the 29-year-old's death.
In an emotional interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Memphis City Council chairman Martavius Jones broke down in tears over the $4, saying "this wasn't supposed to happen."
Bodycam footage released Friday night revealed police interactions with Nichols, who had been pulled over in a traffic stop, including the brutal beating that ultimately killed him. The five officers involved in the incident have been $4.
"Don, we have to do something," Jones told Lemon in the $4, which has since gone viral on social media. "Not that we were immune to anything, but this wasn't supposed to happen in our community. This was a traffic stop, it wasn't supposed to end like this."
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Jones was so overcome with emotion in the interview that he was unable to speak, breaking down in tears over the $4 that showed Nichols being repeatedly kicked, beaten with batons, and electrocuted with a taser. The footage prompted $4 over the brutality of the officers involved.
"We gotta do something," Jones told Lemon. "You know, to think that this is my last year in office. We have to build a better Memphis. We gotta build a better Memphis for Mr. Nichols. We have to let his legacy — his sacrifice, the sacrifice that his mother will not have her son anymore — we cannot let this go unaddressed. So I hope that, well I'm sure, that my colleagues will stand with me, we're gonna have some tough conversations."