City pledges to release Nichols incident police body cam footage next week
Family members and local activist held a rally for Tyre Nichols, who was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police, at the National Civil Rights Museum on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The joint statement from Mayor Jim Strickland and Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis Tuesday, Jan. 17, came as the funeral of Tyre Nichols was underway.
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Julia Baker
Julia Baker covers criminal justice for The Daily Memphian. 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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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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