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The family of Tyre Nichols said on Friday they plan to be at every court date of the five former Memphis police officers who are indicted on second-degree murder charges for the death of the 29-year-old.  Speaking outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center after the five former officers submitted not guilty pleas, Nichols’s mother […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols have filed an “Urgent Appeal” to the United Nations to condemn Nichols’ death after a brutal traffic stop by Memphis Police on Jan, 7. Attorney Ben Crump, in partnership with international legal counsel Jasmine Rand and Yetunde Asika, asked the UN to condemn Nichols’ death […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols ’ mother was just steps away from her son but couldn’t hear his anguished cries. Beaten and broken, struggling to survive, Nichols had called out for her as five Memphis Police Department officers punched him, kicked him, and hit him with a baton after a traffic stop on Jan. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun, officials said. Preston Hemphill had been suspended as he was investigated for his role in the Jan. […]

UPDATE, FEB. 3: Preston Hemphill has been fired after an MPD investigation. Story here. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Memphis Police say officer Preston Hemphill has been relieved of duty for his involvement in the confrontation with Tyre Nichols. Hemphill, hired in 2018, is the sixth officer implicated in the fatal beating of Nichols. Five other […]

Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), the lead GOP negotiator for police reform in the Senate, on Thursday rejected the idea of taking up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which was passed by the House in the last Congress. “Resurrecting the House progressives’ police reform bill is a nonstarter. I’ve been working toward common ground […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes Wednesday, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police. Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, fought back tears as she spoke lovingly of […]

Watch a livestream of Tyre Nichols’ funeral service here at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Vice President Kamala Harris will attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral on Wednesday, the White House confirmed Tuesday. The funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old who died after a brutal traffic stop by police, will be held at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the wake of the brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols, thousands are expected to arrive in Memphis for his funeral on Wednesday. The service will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Midtown. At the church, final preparations are being made for the funeral celebrating the life of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. Rev. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, his family was sharing remembrances and expressing grief. Nichols’ older brother, Jamal Dupree, lamented he was not there to save his brother from the attack he […]