VP Kamala Harris speaks at Tyre Nichols emotional funeral in Memphis

A moving funeral service for Tyre Nichols — who died this month following a vicious beating at the hands of police — took place Wednesday in Memphis, bookended by a 70-person gospel choir and featuring an address from Vice President Kamala Harris.

Father-of-one Nichols, 29, died on Jan. 10 in hospital, three days after he was severely injured by five police officers who were caught on camera holding him down and beating him repeatedly. The horrific incident took place just yards from Nichols’ mother’s home, and he could be heard calling out for her as he was beaten unconscious.

The funeral for Nichols, a Fedex driver, was attended by some 2,500 mourners and began at 2 p.m. local time at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, after being delayed by an ice storm.