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Memphis authorities will release body camera footage Friday night of police beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after his Jan. 7 arrest for an alleged traffic violation. The city\u2019s police chief <\/span>warned<\/span><\/a> Thursday that the footage will depict violence that is \u201cheinous, reckless and inhumane.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights, as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video,\u201d Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn \u201cCJ\u201d Davis said in a video statement.<\/span><\/p>\n She urged residents to remain calm in the wake of the video\u2019s release, something Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy met with activists to request as well. On Thursday, President Joe Biden called for<\/a>\u00a0peaceful protests.<\/p>\n Davis and prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump compared the video<\/a> to the 1991 beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police, which sparked mass protests and riots when the officers involved were acquitted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the Nichols case, five officers \u2015 Desmond Mills, Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin \u2015 were identified for their involvement. They were fired from the department on Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On Thursday, a grand jury charged them with second-degree murder<\/a>, two counts of official misconduct, one count of official oppression, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated kidnapping. The former cops bonded out of jail later that day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n An independent autopsy commissioned by the family indicated Nichols \u201csuffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,\u201d according to Crump and\u00a0<\/span>attorney Antonio Romanucci, who are representing the family. Nichols\u2019 family and attorneys viewed body camera footage of the beating earlier this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Davis said Friday morning that while police initially said Nichols was stopped for reckless driving, she now believes there is no evidence for that allegation.<\/span><\/p>\n The incident became a harsh reminder that police in the city regularly use excessive force on Black residents, who make up\u00a063% of its population<\/a>. It was not the first time a traffic stop has turned either violent or fatal in Memphis,<\/span>and a study found that Black drivers were stopped there at disproportionate rates. Driving while Black in Memphis and the state of Tennessee have been costly, and at times deadly, for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n