A charitable foundation has named a Memphis park canopy for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers
Attendees watch as a plank of wood signed by the family of Tyre Nichols is hoisted to its final resting place atop a canopy in Tom Lee Park in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. A charitable foundation named the canopy for Nichols, who died the month before after he was brutally beaten by police officers. MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Police said he had been suspected of reckless driving, but no verified evidence of a traffic violation has emerged in public documents or in video released by the city. Nichols' mother and stepfather signed the first wooden roof slat of the canopy before it was lifted to the top of the large canopy and drilled into place. When finished, the high, wing-shaped canopy will cover a large area of the park overlooking the river.
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