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NPR News: 01-29-2023 6PM ET

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🗓️ 29 January 2023

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NPR News: 01-29-2023 6PM ET

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

0:05.0

Now the graphic video of Memphis police officers beating black motorist

0:09.6

Hyre Niggles has been widely circulated, some are calling for more

0:13.5

individuals to face charges in his death.

0:16.3

Katie Reardon from Member Station WKNO has more.

0:19.7

The five now former officers seen kicking, punching, and using a baton to hit

0:23.8

Niggles have been charged for second degree murder and other crimes.

0:27.5

But video shows additional officers on scene that night as well as what

0:31.0

appears to be too medical personnel.

0:33.5

City officials have said that other officers are under internal

0:36.6

investigation as well as two fire department employees and two sheriff deputies.

0:41.5

But Niggles' stepfather Rodney Wells told ABC News that more people are

0:45.8

criminally culpable for his son's death.

0:48.1

So everyone that was active in the whole scene, the whole video should be charged.

0:55.7

The local district attorney has previously said that Niggles' death remains an

0:59.3

ongoing investigation.

1:01.1

For NPR News, I'm Katie Reardon and Memphis.

1:04.1

Iran says three drones have targeted a defense facility in the central

1:08.7

province of Ishfahan.

1:10.7

If here's A. Opatrioli reports, the attack comes at a time of rising tensions

1:15.6

in the region.

1:16.5

Iran says defense systems in place blew up two of the drones and that the

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