Antifa has issued a terrifying call to arms for protestors to light up New York City tonight, as America braces for violent riots nationwide following the release of the Tyre Nichols bodycam footage.
A shocking poster obtained by DailyMail.com shows the group calling upon demonstrators to gather across the Big Apple and ‘Burn It All Down’.
Cities across America are anticipating widespread protests following the release of the gruesome footage, which will be posed to the Memphis Police Department’s YouTube page at 7pm.
Antifa is expected to take advantage of the chaos, with the group ordering followers to bring a list of weapons including rocks, kerosene and pipes.
Tyre Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten like a ‘human piñata’ by five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers on January 7 and died three days later in the hospital from kidney failure and cardiac arrest
The bodycam footage of his January 7 interaction with five Memphis police officers will be released tonight at 7pm on the department’s YouTube page
Federal buildings are being evacuated ahead of the riots, while businesses in Memphis and Portland are already boarded up to protect from the expected looting.
Government officials are calling for peace ahead of the night of mayhem, while Georgia governor Brian Kemp has activated 1,000 National Guard troops.
The police bodycam footage has been described as ‘worse than Rodney King‘, and its release is expected to ignite widespread outrage across the nation.
Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten like a ‘human piñata by five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers, who were all African American, on January 7.
He died three days later in the hospital from kidney failure and cardiac arrest.
Footage of the moment Nichols was beaten by the police is predicted to kick Antifa into action, as the group’s call to arms orders rioters to ‘wear all black’ and ‘cover your face’.
Washington DC is also on high alert ahead of the demonstrations, with President Biden urging the nation to be calm ahead of the footage’s release.
The president said Nichols’ death is a ‘painful reminder’ that the US’ justice system has seen many ‘fatal encounters with law enforcement [that] have disparately impacted black and brown people.’
All the officers, who were hired between 2017 and 2020, and face multiple charges, including second-degree murder (pictured L-R: Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith)
‘To deliver real change, we must have accountability when law enforcement officers violate their oaths, and we need to build lasting trust between law enforcement, the vast majority of whom wear the badge honorably, and the communities they are sworn to serve and protect,’ the president said.
‘As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre’s family in calling for peaceful protest,’ the president continued.
‘Outrage is understandable, but violence is never acceptable. Violence is destructive and against the law. It has no place in peaceful protests seeking justice.’
Ahead of Antifa taking to the streets, New York City mayor Eric Adams urged people to ‘peacefully voice their concern if the video is what we anticipate it to be’.
Federal buildings have been evacuated ahead of the expected violence
Businesses in multiple cities have been boarded up in anticipation for the release of the shocking footage
The NYPD is telling cops to stay on duty rather than clock off tonight when their shifts end due to “robust protests”, which are expected once the tape of Tyre Nichols’ death is released.
‘They want them on standby,’ a source told NY Daily News.
The five officers who beat Nichols on the footage have been named as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith.
The group have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct, and official oppression.
Four out of the five have also been released from custody on a combined $1million bond.
