Scores of people gathered Friday evening for a vigil on Boston Common to mourn the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Among them were Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, city officials and members of the Boston clergy.
Attendees of the Boston vigil were gathered around the recently unveiled Embrace monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. It was one of many expected gatherings in response to Nichols' killing around the country.In a statement Friday, Gov.
Nichols died Jan. 10, three days after officers stopped Nichols for what they described as reckless driving. Police say he fled the scene and was taken into custody after what they initially described as two"confrontations." The Nichols family has seen the video footage. Their attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said it show"an unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes."
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