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Feb 07 2023
News
Lawmakers give standing ovation to Tyre Nichols’s parents at State of the Union
Members of Congress gave a standing ovation to the parents of Tyre Nichols during the State of the Union address in one of the most bipartisan and dramatic moments of the night.
RowVaughn Wells, Nichols’s mother, and her husband, Rodney Wells, Nichols’s stepfather, were present for the address a week after the funeral for the 29-year-old Nichols, who died after being brutally beaten by
The HillFeb 01 2023
News
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
New York Post (News)Jan 31 2023
News
3 Memphis EMTs fired for their response to the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols
Three EMTs who responded to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were fired Monday after an internal investigation, the Memphis Fire Department said Monday.
Robert Long, JaMichael Sandridge and Lt. Michelle Whitaker were found to have violated multiple department policies and protocols in their patient response to Nichols on Jan. 7, the fire department said in a statement.
"Their
NBC News (Online)Jan 30 2023
Opinion
What happened to Tyre Nichols was not about race. It was about police brutality
After the events of the past few years, many municipalities heeded the call to hire more African American police officers to reflect and respond to the diverse needs of the community. African Americans believed that if we had more African American officers assigned to our communities, there would be less police brutality against us. Many police departments agreed with this sentiment and
Deseret NewsJan 27 2023
News
Memphis releases video of Tyre Nichols beating death by police officers
The city of Memphis released graphic video footage on Friday of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged with murder in his beating death after a traffic stop earlier this month.
One video clip shows officers dragging Nichols from the driver's seat of his car as he yells, "Damn, I didn't do anything ... I am just trying to
ReutersJan 26 2023
News
Former Memphis officers arrested on murder charges in death of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis police officers have been taken into custody on second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died three days after a traffic stop, county jail records showed on Thursday.
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy will hold a news conference about the case on Thursday afternoon. Officials are expected to release bodycam
ReutersJul 27 2023
News
Justice Division investigating Memphis policing strategies, months after Tyre Nichols’ demise
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Division of Justice stated Thursday it’s investigating how Memphis Police Division officers use pressure and conduct arrests, practically seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by 5 officers after a site visitors cease strengthened nationwide requires police reform. The in-depth federal probe provides extra scrutiny to a metropolis coping with the
Palm Beach News CentralApr 19 2023
News
Tyre Nichols' family plans to sue the Memphis police force, the officers and the city
Tyre Nichols' family plans to sue the Memphis police force, the officers and the city The family of Tyre Nichols has announced their plans to file a civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis, its police department and the individual officers involved in the January beating death of Nichols. The family's attorneys — Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci — and local counsel, retired Judge Earnestine
NPR Fact CheckNov 02 2023
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Ex-Tennessee police officer in beating death of Tyre Nichols pleads guilty to state and federal charges
One of the former Memphis police officers involved in the beating death of Tyre Nichols has changed his plea in state and federal court. Desmond Mills Jr. changed his plea to guilty for the charges brought against him for Nichols' death, according to Shelby County District Attorney's Office. Caught on police video, the Nichols beating in January was one in a string of violent encounters
CBS Austin KEYEApr 18 2023
News
Tyre Nichols’ family to sue Memphis, police over fatal traffic stop
Tyre Nichols’ family plans to sue the city of Memphis, the Memphis Police Department and individual police officers over the January traffic stop that resulted in the 29-year-old’s death, the family’s attorneys announced on Tuesday. Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, as well as attorney Antonio Romanucci and local counsel and retired Judge Earnestine Hunt Dorse, plan to file the civil
The Hill