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 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 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."
RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols' mother, has been named to Time's annual 100 most influential people of 2023 list.
Head of the DOJ's civil rights division came to Memphis to join remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and spoke with community leaders about policing.