MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Tennessee police officers will face an out-of-town jury when their trial in state court starts Monday on second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a 2023 traffic stop in Memphis.

Former Memphis Police Department officers, from left, Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith Jr. are seen in court on the first day of the state criminal trial for the death of Tyre Nichols at 201 Poplar in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten in January 2023. Now, more than two years later, a second trial is starting. Here's how we got to this point.