Three emergency workers have been fired over their response to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police.
The Memphis Fire Department said it had fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver after an investigation found they failed to provide adequate medical care.
Mr Nichols was left in critical condition after several officers punched and kicked him and hit him with a baton in Memphis, Tennessee after he was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving on 7 January.
The 29-year-old died three days later from his injuries.
The fire department said in a statement that Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge failed to conduct an “adequate patient assessment” of Mr Nichols.
It added that the pair, alongside Lieutenant Michelle Whitaker who drove a fire engine that went to the scene, were dismissed for violating department policy.
Five Black police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes over Mr Nichols’ death.
The five officers chatted and milled about for several minutes as he remained in the ground, but there were other authorities on the scene.
While police initially said the father-of-one had been stopped for reckless driving, they later said a review of the incident could not “substantiate” the reckless driving claim.
Video footage showed Memphis Police Department officers using a stun gun, a baton and their fists as they pummelled Mr Nichols.
On body camera footage from the initial stop, white officer Preston Hemphill is heard saying that he had tasered Mr Nichols and declaring: “I hope they stomp his ass.”
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Mr Nichols’ death has sparked outrage in the US over police brutality and protests have taken place across a number of cities.
The five fired officers and officer Hemphill, who was relieved of duty after Mr Nichols’ arrest, were part of the so-called Scorpion unit, which targeted violent criminals in high-crime areas.
The specialised police unit was disbanded on Saturday.
