A timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case

Tyre Nichols' death prompted murder charges against the officers and outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality.

Tyre Nichols death: 5 Memphis officers charged with murder

The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols “heinous, reckless and inhumane."

Family attorneys likens Tyre Nichols' arrest to Rodney King beating

Attorneys for the family of a Black motorist who died after a violent encounter with Memphis police say officers beat Tyre Nichols for three minutes in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.

Grammy winner accused of assault, kidnapping fatally shot

A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said.

Tennessee mom accused of multiple armed carjackings, using child as shield

A Tennessee woman is accused of carjacking multiple people, including one incident in which she shot a victim and used her child as a shield, police say.

Man accused of burning Christmas tree and child’s presents

A real-life grinch is accused of trying to ruin a family's Christmas by burning their tree and the gifts under it.