US EditionTyre Nichols' family to gather for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him
- Tyre Nichols, a Black man, was violently beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop in January 2022, leading to his death three days later.
- Seven officers were fired for policy violations, and five of them were charged with second-degree murder and civil rights violations. One officer has pleaded guilty, while the others have pleaded not guilty.
- The Memphis Police Department is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for the use of force and conduct of arrests, and they are also facing a $550 million lawsuit filed by Nichols' mother.
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Tyre Nichols’ family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the Black man was driving recklessly and yanked him out of his car. Officers hit him with a stun gun and pepper sprayed him, but he managed to get away and tried to run home. Five officers caught up with him just steps from his house, and, as he called out for his mother, they kicked him, punched …
Family of Tyre Nichols holds prayer vigil 1 year after his death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WISH) — For a man and woman in Memphis, Sunday marked a very difficult day. It was the first anniversary of the day their son, Tyre Nichols, was driving home while on a job break to have a meal with his mother and father, a routine he’d established for months. Nichols never made it after being stopped by Memphis police, for reasons still undetermined, and savagely beaten to death by five now-former officers. Nichols was pulled f…
Tyre Nichols’ family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the Black man was driving recklessly and yanked him out of his car. Officers hit him with a stun gun and pepper sprayed him, but he managed […]
Tyre Nichols' family to gather for vigil a year after police brutally beat him
On Sunday night, Tyre Nichols' family members and their supporters will gather near the location of his fatal beating by Memphis police one year ago to remember the life of the man who was taken from them at the age of 29.
Tyre Nichols’ family to gather for vigil 1 year after police attack
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One year ago, Tyre Nichols was driving home to have dinner with his family when he was pulled over by Memphis police who claimed the Black man was driving recklessly and yanked him out of his car. Read more...
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