JUST IN: The family of Tyre Nichols, who died following a beating by officers, files a federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis and its police department.
The family of Tyre Nichols filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis, its police department and what the suit said were “unqualified, untrained, and unsupervised” officers who brutally beat the 29-year-old Black man after a traffic stop in January. Nichols was repeatedly punched and kicked by Memphis police officers following a traffic stop and brief foot chase January 7. He was hospitalized and died three days later.
” Body camera videos and surveillance footage from Nichols’ arrest were released a day later, publicly revealing the severity of the beating, drawing widespread condemnation from residents and police officials and, the county prosecutor said, contradicting what officers said happened in the initial police report. The video prompted renewed national debate on justice in policing and reform, shaking a nation accustomed to videos of police brutality – especially against people of color.
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