Tyre Nichols remembered: He ‘always had a smile on his face’
RowVaughn Wells (middle) mother of Tyre Nichols, is comforted during a memorial service for her son on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Nichols died after a traffic stop and multiple confrontations with Memphis Police officers earlier this month. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
About 50 people, including family, friends and coworkers, attended the memorial service for Nichols at M.J. Edwards Funeral Home on the edge of Orange Mound.
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Julia Baker covers criminal justice for The Daily Memphian. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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