It's today explained, Abdul-Nawil King.

The authorities in Memphis are moving quickly after the killing of Tyree Nichols earlier

this month.

Maybe even more quickly than was initially assumed.

So the day after Nichols was beaten, we now know seven officers were suspended from the

Memphis Police Department.

Six are identified.

One is not.

Five have been charged with crimes and the department implies that more charges are coming.

It says it's looking into the officers' actions and inactions, a reference to the fact

that people are seen milling around while Tyree Nichols is clearly hurt.

Meanwhile, the Memphis Fire Department says it fired two EMTs and a lieutenant after an

internal investigation, also citing both their actions and inaction.

Memphis was ready for an eruption of protest after that footage was released on Friday.

And it didn't happen.

The protests were peaceful and contained and a lot of people outside of Memphis were surprised.

Coming up in Memphis based journalist tells us what she attributes the response to.

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