City council casts critical eye on city’s handling of Nichols investigation
“A lot went wrong on Jan. 7,” said Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis at a Memphis City Council meeting that addressed police reform after the beating of Tyre Nichols. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis City Council members came with questions about police culture and some criticism of the administration during an extended Tuesday, Feb. 7, discussion about the death of Tyre Nichols. That was followed by a series of first council votes on a package of 8 police reform measures.
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