Protesters block access to Ridgeway Police Station
One protester said local activists will keep protesting until all the officers involved in the events that lead to Tyre Nichols’ death have been identified.
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January 2023
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Downtown protesters stand together for change
The crowd at Handy Park heard Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young ask, “the question for our city is: what are we going to next?”
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Photo gallery: Memphis responds to Tyre Nichols video
The Memphis Police Department footage of Tyre Nichols’ beating spurred hundreds of people to participate in Downtown marches Saturday. As the gatherings concluded, a trumpet player offered a bluesy hymn.
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University of Memphis to reopen Sunday
Earlier Saturday, the U of M had announced its campus would close “until further notice.”
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Calls for reform in wake of Nichols’ death have roots in George Floyd protests
The “Behind The Headlines” reporters roundtable focused on the death of Tyre Nichols and its long-term impact on policing and criminal justice reform in Memphis.
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Tyre Nichols protesters shut down I-55 bridge
Protesters blocked the I-55 bridge for hours. Traffic was backed up as far as I-40 and Elvis Presley Boulevard. By 10 p.m., traffic was moving again on I-55. Some protesters returned to Martyrs Park.
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Two Sheriff’s deputies suspended as Nichols investigation expands again
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. announced the suspensions and investigation Friday, Jan. 27, after viewing the video of the incident.
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Video of brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols released
These videos contain content that may be upsetting to sensitive viewers. In the footage, Nichols can been seen being restrained, beaten, Tasered and pepper sprayed by MPD officers.
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With release of Tyre Nichols video, how to monitor sensitive content
When Kirstin L. Cheers, director of communications for BRIDGES, learned of the release of the Tyre Nichols’ arrest video, she quickly mobilized to try to help.
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Nichols family attorneys call for end to SCORPION unit, others like it
Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols have released a letter calling for an end to law enforcement units like that of Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION.
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Nichols’ family attorney calls for Memphis to be ‘blueprint’
Attorney Ben Crump called for the response from the Memphis Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office to serve as a model for police reform across the country.
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Nichols family attorneys call for end to SCORPION unit, others like it
At a somber vigil for Tyre Nichols, anger is directed toward change
Here’s what’s closing early Friday ahead of Tyre Nichols footage release
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Strickland says outside review of MPD essential to police culture questions
Mayor Jim Strickland said an outside review of MPD’s special units will likely determine if police culture needs to change or if more training is the answer.
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Reaction to charges in Tyre Nichols case echo calls for justice
Here’s what’s closing early Friday ahead of Tyre Nichols footage release
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Here’s what’s closing early Friday ahead of Tyre Nichols footage release
Here’s a list of places and entities that plan to close early Friday in light of the City of Memphis’ planned release of Tyre Nichols/MPD footage.
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Mulroy talks MPD indictments, says Nichols video will be released Friday
“While each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols and they are all responsible,” Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy said.
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At a somber vigil for Tyre Nichols, anger is directed toward change
The family of Tyre Nichols, friends, mourners and skateboarders gathered in Tobey Skatepark for a vigil on Jan. 26, 2023.
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Hardaway on Tyre Nichols: ‘My heart is big for the city’
Memphis’ fifth-year basketball coach was asked Thursday night if he had any comment on the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols due to injuries sustained at a traffic stop.
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MPD’s Davis says she, other police chiefs bracing for public’s response to video
MPD’s Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis talked to The Daily Memphian about why they are releasing the video footage Friday evening, whether the National Guard will be brought in and how she thinks these latest events will affect recruiting. Earlier in the day, she also discussed the fire department’s role in Nichols’ death.
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All 5 officers in Tyre Nichols case out on bond, court date set
A court date has been set for the five police officers accused in the death of Tyre Nichols. All posted bail less than 24 hours after being booked in Shelby County Jail.
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Fire department wrapping up internal inquiry into Nichols’ death
The Memphis Fire Department confirmed Monday, Jan. 23, that two personnel involved in the “initial patient care” of Tyre Nichols had been relieved of duty pending an internal investigation.
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Reaction to charges in Tyre Nichols case echo calls for justice
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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Charges filed for MPD officers involved in Nichols’ death
The officers who were booked Thursday are Tadarrius Bean, 24; Demetrius Haley, 30; Emmitt Martin III, 30; Desmond Mills Jr., 32; and Justin Smith, 28.
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Terminated MPD officers were part of SCORPION unit
The unit identifies upticks in motor vehicle thefts and violent crime and then targets those areas with patrolling SCORPION officers.
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MPD chief orders probe of specialized units; additional officers under investigation
In a recorded statement released late Wednesday evening, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said other MPD officers, besides the five already fired last week for violating department policies in Tyre Nichols’ death, are under investigation.
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Watch Live: DA addresses Nichols’ case, death; officers’ arrests
Watch Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s press conference about Tyre Nichols’ death.
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Report suggests footage of Tyre Nichols arrest could come Friday
Retired Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe, executive director of the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association, sent a letter to Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriff’s Association, and the letter was obtained by WVTF-TV Channel 5 in Nashville.
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