A family lawyer for a Memphis man who died three days after a 'violent' traffic stop said he was used as a 'human piñata' by police officers and that the video of his beating reminded them of Rodney King. Tyre Nichols, 29, of Memphis, from cardiac arrest and kidney failure, three days after he was pulled over for reckless driving by police in unmarked cars and who were allegedly wearing hoodies. said police bodycam footage - which has been viewed by the family and is expected to be released to the public in the coming weeks - showed Nichols being shocked, pepper sprayed, and restrained after the 29-year-old FedEx worker was pulled over minutes away from his home.
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