Tyre Nichols' mother sues city of Memphis, police over his death
Tyre Nichols' mother has sued the city of Memphis and police officers over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city.
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Tyre Nichols' mother has sued the city of Memphis and police officers over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city.
The suit, filed by lawyers for Tyre Nichols' mother, RowVaugn Wells, seeks a jury trial and financial damages, that Attorney Ben Crump said in a press conference Wednesday, was not just a number but a message to other cities.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An anticipated civil lawsuit filed by attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols has been released.
The lawsuit compared Nichols' fatal police beating to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, saying the 29-year-old suffered a beating "endured at hands of a modern-day lynch mob."
The family of Tyre Nichols filed a lawsuit against the police officers who beat Nichols during a traffic stop in Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023. The lawsuit also