There are 300 article(s) tagged Tyré Nichols:

• April 2023

  • Crump: Tyre Nichols’ family seeks $550 million in lawsuit

    The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after being beaten by Memphis police in January, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the City of Memphis.

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    Family of Tyre Nichols talks about their ‘landmark lawsuit’

    By Julia Baker, Samuel Hardiman, Ben Wheeler April 20, 2023

  • Family of Tyre Nichols talks about their ‘landmark lawsuit’

    Hours after filing a federal lawsuit that seeks $550 million in damages against the city and others, notable civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of Tyre Nichols remarked on the “landmark” suit.

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    Crump: Tyre Nichols’ family seeks $550 million in lawsuit

    By Julia Baker April 19, 2023

  • Tyre Nichols’ family to sue City of Memphis

    The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died after an encounter with Memphis police officers, will file a lawsuit this week against the City of Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 17, 2023

  • RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, named to Time 100 list

    “Losing a child is the worst kind of pain that a parent could know, but RowVaughn has continued to demonstrate strength and assert her voice to ensure that her son’s story is not forgotten,” Ben Crump, the Wells family’s attorney, wrote for Time magazine.

    By Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker April 13, 2023

  • Police reform ordinances reach critical final votes at the Memphis City Council

    Under an amendment, the consolidated police reform ordinance on the Tuesday, April 11, agenda would stand alongside separate ordinances on the same general reforms.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023

  • Tyre Nichols honored with sunset lantern release

    Twenty-nine paper lanterns alighted over the Mississippi River around the 7:30 p.m. sunset representing each year of Nichols’ life.

    By Alicia Davidson April 10, 2023

• March 2023

  • After Tyre Nichols’ death, Memphis turns to tough-on-crime policies

    Memphis is still focused on crime even as it does some introspection about police in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 27, 2023

  • MPD officials in Nashville to request officers’ decertification

    Memphis Police Department officials appeared in Nashville Thursday, March 23, and presented state decertification requests for four officers involved in the traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death.

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    MPD reverses course on Lt. DeWayne Smith decertification rescindment

    By Julia Baker March 23, 2023

  • Tyre Nichols’ death inspires new county timeline for use of force investigations

    County commissioners approved the “Tyre Nichols Transparency in Policing Policy” resolution, delayed votes on two other police-reform ordinances, and approved TikTok use limits for county employees. 

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2023

  • Regional One, new schools plans face critical moment at county commission

    A majority of the commission could greenlight a restructuring of the proposed capital budget County Mayor Lee Harris takes to the commission in April.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2023

  • City Council Scorecard: Not-so-final votes on Tyre Nichols ordinances

    The Council Scorecard tracks final votes on a set of five ordinances with a vote one other one delayed. 

    By Bill Dries March 18, 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

  • File confirms identity of retired officer in Nichols case

    Memphis Police Department Lt. Dewayne Smith, a 25-year veteran, has been identified as the officer who retired before an administrative hearing into his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.

    By Ben Wheeler March 17, 2023

  • Political Roundup: Mayoral candidates discuss police director’s future at forum

    Two contenders for Memphis mayor say they have already decided they will not keep Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis as Memphis Police director if they are elected.

    By Bill Dries March 16, 2023

  • Third of all SCORPION officers had infractions

    The Daily Memphian has identified all 56 MPD officers who were a part of SCORPION, the now disbanded unit whose officers were criminally charged with the death of Tyre Nichols. One local law enforcement leader says the stats show MPD needs more rigid hiring practices. 

    By Ben Wheeler March 13, 2023

  • Judge delays release of additional Tyre Nichols video footage

    The 20 hours of additional video related to Tyre Nichols’ beating will no longer be released Wednesday, March 8, after a judge signed off on a motion ordering that the release be delayed.

    By Julia Baker March 08, 2023

  • After Tyre Nichols’ death, DOJ will create nationwide guide on special police units

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it will create a nationwide guide on special police units after Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 08, 2023

  • Additional Nichols video to be released Wednesday, internal investigation complete

    The entire 20 hours of the remaining video and audio of the Tyre Nichols case is set for release Wednesday afternoon, March 8.

    By Julia Baker March 07, 2023

  • City Council votes on police reform serve as backdrop for larger debate

    Memphis City Council members could take final votes Tuesday, March 6, on a set of six police reform ordinances. The proposals are surrounded by a debate about crime in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries March 07, 2023

  • Morris: We can’t let fear rule the day

    “We create the ability to live with our fears by knowing that the goodness of life follows us on the journey.”

    By G. Scott Morris March 05, 2023

  • SCORPION traffic stop data shines a light on the former unit

    The Nichols case has intensified the national debate on using highly aggressive tactics to battle violent crime and the pretexts that are often used. Most of the stops identified and mapped out by The Daily Memphian were made in the most impoverished areas of the city.

    By Ben Wheeler March 02, 2023

• February 2023

  • Cawein: Despite recent problems, outsiders can’t wait to visit Memphis

    “If you’ve been struggling lately, I hope today, for just a minute, you can look at your city the way the outsiders do.”

    By Elizabeth Cawein February 25, 2023

  • Tyre Nichols’ death could cost Memphis taxpayers millions

    The expected civil lawsuit in the Tyre Nichols case means taxpayers could pay a significant sum. 

    By Samuel Hardiman February 23, 2023

  • Strickland releases statement, confirms Friday release of Tyre Nichols video

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, in his first video statement on the Nichols incident said the city and Memphis Police Department must work to “regain the public’s trust.”

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 22, 2023

  • Former SCORPION supervisor had troubled past

    Memphis Police Department commanders gave Lt. Dewayne Smith a sensitive assignment — overseeing members of the controversial SCORPION unit — despite a checkered past that included giving unreliable testimony in a federal drug case.

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    Additional Nichols’ video could be released, city attorney says

    By Marc Perrusquia February 22, 2023