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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 25, 2023

Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, issued a statement today urging those concerned about the deadly police attack on Tyre Nichols to express their views but to do so “in a peaceful and non-violent way.” Responding to calls to release the body cam video of Tyre’s interaction with the Memphis police, Ritz said that state and local authorities will determine when the video is released to the public. He warned that the federal investigation "may take some time” but assured residents his office is working diligently. In a separate interview with the Associated Press, Ritz said that investigators want to complete as many interviews as possible before releasing the video, but could do so later this week or next week. That timetable rankled activists who expected the video to be released after Nichols' family viewed it Monday.