Tire Nichols’ death has shocked fans around the world. Three days after being attacked by police during a traffic check, the 29-year-old man tragically passed away. People on the internet are divided over whether or not Nichols had an affair with the ex-wife and baby mother of one of the police officers, or if the violent attack happened for some other reason.
Memphis police allege that on the evening of January 7, while driving home, he was pulled over for reckless driving. He struggled to free himself from the police, but five officers managed to hold and beat him. It was captured on body camera as he was kicked, punched in the head, pepper sprayed, tasered and batoned many times. Nichols died of his injuries on day three after the incident.
In addition to the criminal charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault, police officers Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley were removed from their positions.
Many people are still digging into the facts surrounding Tire Nichols’ death because they suspect racism was involved. There are now others on the internet who attribute the violent attack on Nichols to a grudge the perpetrator held against him personally. There is speculation online that Tire Nichols had an affair with the ex-wife of one of the police officers.
Tire Nichols was indeed a FedEx employee, as reported by CBS News. Online commentators have theorized that Nichols dated Demetrius Haley’s ex-wife, who also worked at FedEx, and that the two had an affair.
Twitter user @sirmaejor tweeted much the same thing:
BREAKING NEWS: I was told that Tire Nichols was dating and working in a Memphis @FedEx of #Memphispolice Demetrius Halys’s ex-girlfriend and baby mama.
After the assault, Officer Halys took pictures of it #TyreNichols face and sent it to his baby mama. pic.twitter.com/vH8QDstOo8
— Sir Maejor (@sirmaejor) January 30, 2023
While one online user claimed that Nichols dated a police officer’s ex-girlfriend, other users pointed out that she was actually the officer’s ex-wife. The tweet further claimed that Haley had photographed Tire Nichols and “sent it to his baby mama” as Nichols slumped into a car after being assaulted.
A @LisaCampbell102 on Twitter further added on the rumors by tweeting:
“I did some research on the #TyreNicols murder and felt something was off and I was right. I was told that #TyreNicols murder was personal (which I felt) and he slept with one of his murder wife” Demetrius Haley Tire & the officer worked wide at FEDEX 2Gather!
Twitter user @pinkgworlll expressed her anger at the rumors that Nichols was seeing Haley’s ex-wifeand she asked:
What reliable source do you all use to spread the information about the ex-wife of Tire Nichols and Demetrius Haley who works at Fedex and is in a relationship? Because now you’re going to piss me off
— BLACK WOMENS LIVES MATTER❤️ (@pinkgworlll) January 30, 2023
Internet users are convinced that Nichols had a relationship with the mother of Haley’s baby, although they are not sure if it was Haley’s ex-wife or ex-girlfriend. The speculation should be taken with a grain of salt as it has not been confirmed by official sources.
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