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An event Friday morning was held to remember Tyre Sampson, the teenager who died last year when he fell off an attraction at Orlando’s ICON Park, News4JAX sister station WKMG ClickOrlando reports.
On the same day that family members mourned the death of Tyre Nichols at a funeral service in Memphis, Tennessee, people gathered outside the Orlando Police headquarters.
Locals say they're weary, not only after seeing what happened to Tyre Nichols, but also what they say is going on in their own backyards.
Tina Wilson, a Co-Founder of the Juneteenth Project Coalition, has been pushing for greater safety regulations on drop rides.
The timeline of removing the ride depends on pending approvals of all involved parties and regulatory entities, according to the company that operated the ride.