3 former Mississippi officers indicted for in-custody death of Black man

• The video of the Dec. 31, 2022 arrest shows officers using Tasers multiple times on a lying down and handcuffed Murriel as he pleads for them to stop.
• Police said following the 41-year-old's death that Murriel had "experienced a medical emergency while in police custody," but his family alleges in a lawsuit that officers used "excessive force" and "failed to render medical aid," per Mississippi Today.
• Melissa Faith Payne, a city spokesperson, said Land is white and Willis and McCarty are Black, according to AP.

What they're saying: Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said at the news conference he decided the release of the video was appropriate now since the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation's probe has concluded and that the officers have been indicted.

• "We want to make it clear in releasing this video that we are on the side of justice," he said.
• Acting Police Chief Joseph Wade said at the news conference that the department "will continue to be transparent and we will continue to have accountability measures in place not only from the bottom up, but from the top down as we move forward."