Barack and Michelle Obama issued a statement about the “unjustified” beating of Tyre Nichols

President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle tweeted a grim reminder of police brutality in America on Saturday after horrifying footage of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating surfaced.

“The brutal, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his final death at the hands of five Memphis police officers is just the latest, painful reminder of how far America has yet to go to fix the way we guard our streets.” the couple tweeted.

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The five officers involved in the beating – Tadarrius Bean, 24, Demetrius Haley, 30, Emmitt Martin III, 30, Desmond Mills Jr., 32, and Justin Smith, 28 – were charged with Nichols’ murder and turned themselves in to law enforcement. on Thursday. .

They face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, misconduct and official harassment, and second-degree murder.