Day four of the Tyre Nichols state trial began with the defense calling more witnesses. Preston Hemphill, a former officer, was first on the stand.

Testimony in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols resumes Wednesday, a day after defense attorneys sought to chip away at accusations that the officers used unnecessary force to subdue Nichols after he ran from a traffic stop.

A cybercrime expert with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation testified Wednesday that a former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of Nichols as he sat on the ground,

The Houston Police Department said one of its officers opened fire on an armed man after attempting to pull him over for driving a stolen vehicle.

A Houston police officer shot a man who led authorities on a short chase in a stolen SUV near Highway 288 in the city's south side, according to investigators.

Houston Police Department officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the stolen Buick SUV near State Highway 288 and Reed Road around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday.