Demonstrations in response to bodycam video of Tyre Nichols' violent arrest continue across Tri-State Area

Protesters marched through Manhattan on Saturday to express their outrage over Tyre Nichols' death.

For the second day, New Yorkers took to the streets in Nichols' name. They were angry but peaceful as they marched for four hours, from Washington Square Park to Times Square.

At Washington Square Park, hundreds of men, women and teens gathered, saying they're outraged, frustrated and emotional it happened again.

"I've been here since 2020. I've been in the rallies. I've been in the protests. I've always been here, and I'm going to stay here until this ends," protester Josette Desvarieux said.

"It just tore my heart out, seeing the beating and him calling for his mother. And especially 'cause his mother was nearby. He almost made it home," protester Debra O'Brien said.

"This was absolutely horrible. Probably the most inhumane thing I've ever watched," protester Tristan Grant said.

They then pounded the pavement, marching through the streets of New York City. Their anger could be felt through the signs they held and the chorus that's becoming all too familiar.

"We want to be the voice for the people that are suffering and don't have a voice for themselves," one protester said.

"When you have five Black males who were able to go in and brutalize a Black man in 2023, I think we have to understand that these five Black males were part of a larger system called police and that fine blue line that allows for folks to just get away with it," protester Shakee Merritt said.

They did it in the name of Tyre Nichols and all the Black and Brown lives lost at the hands of police officers.

"We are out here to fight and call for justice once again and continuously because the work did not stop in 2020, it didn't stop in 2021, and it did not stop until 2022. We are still here, and we are still fighting until justice is done," said Isiah Fenishel, with Strategy for Black Lives.

"This is a systemic issue, police brutality, people being unfairly treated by law enforcement, unfairly treated by the the court system and murdered in the most brutal way," protester Alan Yaspan said.

While the five officers involved were charged with murder, organizers, activists and marchers say the work is far from over. They want to see them go to jail for murder, and they want to see an end to police brutality.

As for the protests, they were peaceful. Police say no arrests were made.

Demonstrations continued in the streets of New York on Saturday, the day after the release of bodycam footage showing Tyre Nichols' violent arrest that turned deadly. CBS2's Jennifer Bisram reports.

Chopper 2 flew over protesters as they marched through Manhattan on Saturday.

Marchers chanted Tyre Nichols' name in the streets of Newark in a demonstration organized by People's Organization for Progress. Outrage came just hours after the city of Memphis released bodycam and surveillance video of the last moments of the 29-year-old's life.

"Enough. My message to those officers, enough, and I'm surprised that you would actually do something like this. This is just appalling in what you have done," Newark resident Gee Cureton said.

"There is no excuse for what happened to this young man," Rev. Al Sharpton said.

The National Action Network's House of Justice in Harlem on Saturday morning also rallied in response to the video released Friday.

Sharpton said not only should the officers involved in the violent encounter in early January be charged, but all the first responders who witnessed his beating, that went on for several minutes, should be as well.

"He said, 'What did I do? I didn't do nothing.' They grab him and start beating him. He runs," Sharpton said.

Mayor Eric Adams also tweeted out his response to the video, calling it an abomination and issued a video response.

"As a human being, I am devastated. As a mayor, I am outraged," he said.

Demonstrators and activists also responded to the swift action taken on the five Black police officers connected with Nichols' death.

"Within two weeks, police were fired, terminated and then charged. That's never happened, and I think race is an issue here," said Lawrence Hamm, chairman of People's Organization for Progress.

"And that's the reason why they were able to beat their brother like that, because he looks like them, and they were not able to see the humanity in him," activist Rick Whilby said.

The People's Organization for Progress is also demonstrating over several other local incidents of alleged police misconduct and plans to hold another event in response on Monday.

For the second day in a row, New Yorkers took to the streets in the name of Tyre Nichols, turning their sadness into strength. CBS2's Jennifer Bisram reports from a gathering in Washington Square Park.

After the city of Memphis released video of the deadly incident between Nichols and police, protesters poured into streets across the country.

Protesters took to the streets across New York City on Friday night following the release of bodycam video showing the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by police officers.

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Bodycam footage showing the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols was released Friday. Five officers are facing murder charges in this case. We want to warn you, the video is disturbing. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.