Outraged, deeply pained to see horrific video of beating and death of African American youth: Joe Biden

Tyre Nichols, 29, was on his way home when the Memphis police pulled him over for alleged reckless driving; a video shared online documents the police kicking and beating Nichols

U.S. President Joe Biden has said that he is outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating of African American youth Tyre Nichols in Memphis city of Tennessee that ultimately resulted in his death earlier this month.

The release of the graphic video by the Memphis police on January 27 evening has increased social tension across the country. Protests in New York City were largely peaceful despite the three arrests and some minor clashes between police and protesters in the city.

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The White House had a call with Mayors of several cities including those from Atlanta, Aftab Pureval, and Cleveland Mayor Justin Morris Bibb to calm down tensions.

“Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death. It is yet another painful reminder of the profound fear and trauma, the pain, and the exhaustion that Black and Brown Americans experience every single day,” Mr. Biden said on Friday, soon after the video was released.

According to The New York Times, videos of the January 7 incident show Memphis police kicking and beating Tyre Nichols, 29, as he begs them to stop. He was on his way home on January 7, when police pulled him over for alleged reckless driving.

In the videos released by the authorities on Friday, five Memphis police officers were seen holding Nichols down and beating him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother.