Two EMTs and a lieutenant have been fired by the Memphis Fire Department following an investigation of their actions during the incident involving Tyre Nichols.
They have not been criminally charged.
"After concluding our internal investigation, it was determined that EMT-B Robert Long, EMT-A JaMichael Sandridge and Lt. Whitaker violated numerous MFD policies and protocols. As a result EMT-B Long, EMT-A Sandridge and Lt. Michelle Whitaker have been terminated from the Memphis Fire Department," the statement from the fire department said.
Lt. Whitaker stayed in the engine the entire time, the department noted.
Memphis fire officials said the actions or inactions of the personnel that night do not meet the expectations of the department.
Nichols died Jan. 10, three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers following a traffic stop. Five officers have been charged with murder.
