(AP) Three Memphis Fire Department employees have been fired as the investigation continues into the death of Tyre Nichols in Tennessee.
MFD leaders said EMT-Basic Robert Long, EMT-Advanced JaMicheal Sandridge, and Lt. Michelle Whitaker, the driver of Engine 55, have been terminated for violating “numerous MFD Policies and Protocols."
According to a news release from the fire department, MFD first received a call about a person pepper sprayed at E. Raines Rd. and Ross Rd. They said Engine 55 was dispatched at 8:32 p.m. and arrived at that location at 8:36 p.m. The release said after speaking with the officer there, the Engine was directed to the second location at Ross Rd. and Castlegate.
MFD said the EMTs, Long and Sandridge, arrived at the scene where Nichols was handcuffed on the ground about 8:41 p.m., and Lt. Whitaker remained with the fire truck.
MFD leaders said based on their investigation, the two EMTs responded “based on the nature of the call (person pepper sprayed) and information they were told on the scene.” The release said the two failed to do an adequate assessment of Nichols, and after their initial interaction, they then requested an ambulance. MFD said Emergency Unit 28 was dispatched at 8:46 p.m. and arrived at the scene at 8:55 p.m., and Nichols arrived at Saint Francis ER at 9:08 p.m.
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