SARASOTA-NORTH PORT (SNN TV) – The Sarasota Police Department and North Port Police Chief respond to the death of Tyre Nichols.
In a statement, SPD chief Rex Troche says, “As a law enforcement officer, I do not understand how this type of behavior could happen. The video is disturbing and does not represent the values and oaths law enforcement officers across this country are sworn to uphold.” Troche continues and says SPD shares “your pain, your frustration and your calls for justice. We hear you.”
North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison also condemned what happened in Memphis, calling it “beyond disturbing.” Garrison goes on to say, “Our sincere sympathy for him and his family. We all condemn these actions,” and then quotes MLK by concluding, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”