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DOJ to conduct review of Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols’ death

Saturday, February 4 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The Department of Justice will help conduct a review of the Memphis Police Department following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, city officials said.Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced Friday that the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, along with the International... Read More.

As US reels from Tyre Nichols video, what makes people act violently as a group?

Friday, February 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Many were stunned when videos were released of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, being beaten to death by five Memphis police officers during a traffic stop.Officers pulled Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, pepper sprayed him and used a... Read More.

Up to 20 hours more Tyre Nichols footage yet to be released: DA

Thursday, February 2 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- There is up to 20 hours of additional video footage in the Tyre Nichols case that has yet to be released, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy's office confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.It is not yet clear what that footage... Read More.

Discrepancy between police accounts, evidence in Tyre Nichols case revealed

Thursday, February 2 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The police traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death was detailed in an incident report obtained by ABC News, as well as a Memphis Police statement, but the written statements provide a different account from what the body camera footage... Read More.

VP Harris addresses mourners at Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Wednesday, February 1 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Tyre Nichols' family will gather in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday for his funeral, weeks after the 29-year-old died following a violent encounter with Memphis police officers caught on body camera.The graphic footage of Nichols' traffic stop and beating was released to... Read More.

Two former Memphis police officers who arrested Tyre Nichols had been previously reprimanded

Wednesday, February 1 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Two of the former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols were previously reprimanded for not filing required paperwork after forcibly arresting individuals, ABC News has learned.ABC News obtained personnel records for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin... Read More.

Tyre Nichols’ funeral: Live updates

Wednesday, February 1 by ABC News

Former Ferguson police chief reflects on police reform following Tyre Nichols killing

Tuesday, January 31 by ABC News

(APEX, N.C.) -- Following the death of Tyre Nichols after his encounter with Memphis police officers, law enforcement officials across the country have been reflecting on how officers' tactics and policies can be improved.Apex, North Carolina, Police Chief Jason Armstrong, who took over as... Read More.

Vice President Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Tuesday, January 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral on Wednesday.Nichols family attorney Ben Crump said Nichols' parents spoke with Harris on the phone for over 30 minutes.Harris and Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, "spoke exclusively, and during... Read More.

Lawmakers denounce police in Tyre Nichols’ death but split on potential for new police laws

Tuesday, January 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Bipartisan outrage continued following the Friday release of graphic footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month -- with lawmakers saying such a brutal reaction was "unconscionable.""Justice for Tyre Nichols must be... Read More.

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DOJ to conduct review of Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols’ death

Up to 20 hours more Tyre Nichols footage yet to be released: DA

Discrepancy between police accounts, evidence in Tyre Nichols case revealed

VP Harris addresses mourners at Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Two former Memphis police officers who arrested Tyre Nichols had been previously reprimanded

Tyre Nichols’ funeral: Live updates

Former Ferguson police chief reflects on police reform following Tyre Nichols killing

Vice President Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Lawmakers denounce police in Tyre Nichols’ death but split on potential for new police laws

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