Tag: Memphis Police Department

Tyre Nichols Family Sue City of Memphis and Police Department Over Beating Death

The family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, during a traffic stop earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit against the city and the Memphis Police Department (MPD), seeking a jury trial and $550 million in damages. Nichols was pulled over for alleged…


Vice President Harris to Attend Beating Victim Tyre Nichols’ Funeral in Memphis

Vice President Kamala Harris will on Feb. 1 attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Fed Ex worker and father of a 4-year-old son who died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic-stop beating by five Memphis police officers. The funeral will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. Harris spoke to…