Tyre Nichols marched to the beat of his own drum
Rev. Al Sharpton comforts RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, while leaving Nichols’ funeral at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Feb. 1. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Tyre Nichols was a skateboarder. He was a photographer, and he also loved sunsets — especially at Shelby Farms Park.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. 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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