Reaction to charges in Tyre Nichols case echo calls for justice
Pastor Andre Johnson speaks at a candlelight vigil at Tobey Skate Park in Midtown Jan. 26 to honor Tyre Nichols, who died days after an altercation with Memphis Police officers on Jan. 7. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
President Joe Biden and local officials speak ahead of the release of police video of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Much of the reaction followed the filing of second-degree murder charges against five Memphis Police officers.
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