Another Memphis police officer relieved of duty over death of Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols (Courtesy of the Nichols family via AP)

Memphis Police Department has disciplined an officer involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols, widening the circle of punishment for a killing that has already led to the murder indictment of five officers.

Officer Preston Hemphill, who is white, was relieved of duty shortly after Mr Nichols’s January 7 arrest, the department said on Monday.