The Minnesota Timberwolves said in a statement that the target center in Minneapolis will be a safe place for Friday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, which is scheduled to be released after Memphis officials released Ty, 29. The video of Nichols being beaten to death by police began two hours later.
“We are working closely with Commissioner Dr. Cedric Alexander, the Office of Community Safety and the NBA,” the Timberwolves said in a statement to Bring Me The Sports. “Through this joint effort, we believe the Target Center will be a safe place for our fans and players.”
Bring Me The Sports asked if the Timberwolves would add safety, but did not provide a specific answer to that question.
Awareness has been raised across the country due to the expected sensitivity of the video, which reports in Memphis described as shocking and shocking. Five now-sacked Memphis police officers have all been charged with murder.
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Chief David Rausch called the video “absolutely appalling,” while Memphis Police Chief Serelin Davis said the officers’ actions were a “basic failure of humanity.” and “heinous, reckless and inhumane”.
A spokesperson for the Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) told Bring Me The Sports parent company Bring Me The News that it has issued a precautionary alert to holders of its federal firearms license, “to be aware of possible The riots that took place” in the Twin Cities on Friday night and “secured their inventory and records”.
The White House issued a statement Thursday responding to Nichols’ mother’s request for a peaceful protest.
“As Americans grieve, with the Justice Department investigating and state authorities continuing their work, I join Thiel’s family in calling for peaceful protest. Anger is understandable, but violence is never acceptable. Violence is destructive , is illegal. It has no place in peaceful protest that seeks justice,” President Joe Biden said.
