Nichols’ blood alcohol content was 0.049, which is below the legal limit of 0.08 in the state of Tennessee.ĬNN has contacted the Shelby County medical examiner to obtain a direct copy of Nichols’ autopsy report. He required hospitalization after the encounter and died three days later.Ī toxicology report performed on Nichols detected the presence of chemicals associated with marijuana and alcohol use, the report says. Nichols was repeatedly punched and kicked by five Memphis Police Department officers on January 7 following a traffic stop and brief foot chase. The Shelby County medical examiner’s report, obtained by CNN affiliate WMC, shows Nichols had tearing and rupturing in his brain, and suffered cuts and bruising all over his body – including his neck and torso. Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who was violently beaten by Memphis police officers in January, died from blunt force trauma to the head and his death has been ruled a homicide, his autopsy results revealed Thursday.
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