There are 35 article(s) tagged Gershun Freeman:

• September 2023

  • Bonner claims Freeman video release was illegal and politically motivated

    “That video should not have been released,” Bonner said in an interview on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman September 21, 2023

• July 2023

  • Crump, Hudspeth family call for footage to be released

    The family of Jarveon Hudspeth continued to call Monday for transparency regarding the 21-year-old’s fatal shooting at the hands of a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy on June 24.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 10, 2023

• April 2023

  • Family of Gershun Freeman files lawsuit against Shelby County, officials

    The wrongful death lawsuit was filed April 4 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee by Gershun Freeman’s wife, Nicole Freeman, on behalf of herself, their child and other wrongful-death beneficiaries. 

    By Julia Baker April 05, 2023

• March 2023

  • Opinion: The Shelby County Jail’s ‘long and shameful history’

    “In the past couple years, the Jail has seen troublesome population increases and has left key positions vacant ... the family of Gershun Freeman has called for a DOJ investigation into his homicide.”

    By Bill Powell March 20, 2023

  • Freeman, Nichols families call for prosecution of officers in Freeman’s death

    The families of Gershun Freeman and Tyre Nichols stood with attorney Ben Crump Friday afternoon outside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, demanding prosecution of the corrections officers responsible for Freeman’s death. 

    By Julia Baker March 17, 2023

  • Nashville DA releases video footage of Gershun Freeman’s death

    The Shelby County District Attorney General’s office recused itself from the Gershun Freeman investigation, and on Feb. 17, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk’s Office took over.

    By Julia Baker March 03, 2023

• February 2023

  • Gershun Freeman’s family seeks Justice Department investigation

    Gershun Freeman’s family members and their attorneys are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate his Oct. 5 death while he was detained at the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave.

    By Julia Baker February 17, 2023

  • New facts in death of Shelby County Jail inmate emerge

    Gershun Freeman’s family and their representatives are sharing new details about Freeman’s October death while in custody at the Shelby County Jail. Meanwhile, attorneys, activists and family members are calling for further action into Freeman’s case.

    By Julia Baker, Alicia Davidson February 17, 2023

  • Autopsy confirms inmate died after altercation with corrections officers

    Gershun Freeman, 33, died after sustaining injuries during the altercation Oct. 5, 2022, while he was detained at the Shelby County Jail.

    By Julia Baker February 10, 2023

  • DA’s Office’s Justice Review Unit looks into external investigation of inmate’s death

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy requested a TBI investigation into Gershun Freeman’s death on Oct. 5 while he was in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave.

    By Julia Baker February 09, 2023