The WNBA Players Association shared a statement Friday night expressing outrage over the killing of Tyre Nichols.
Video footage released Friday showed the beating of the 29-year-old Black man at the hands of five Memphis police officers following a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Nichols died three days later.
“We stand in solidarity with the family and friends of Tyre Nichols,” the WNBPA statement reads. “We are outraged. The police killing of Tyre Nichols marks the continuation of horrific police brutality against yet another Black man. This appalling police misconduct endangers us all and erodes the continuously waning trust of the police within our communities.”
The Memphis Police Department made the footage public a day after the five officers were charged with second-degree murder. The five officers also have been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said.
Even with these charges, the WNBPA called for more widespread change to truly achieve justice for Nichols.
“[Justice] must include the unambiguous and united rejection of police abuses, along…
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