Nichols protesters gather at Shelby Farms, pray in Brandywine subdivision
Protesters gathered under a gray, overcast sky by Hyde Lake at Shelby Farms Park where Tyre Nichols often went to take photographs of the sunset. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Leaders of the sunset protest demanded the names of every officer involved in Nichols’ death and that they all be charged. Meanwhile, the parents of Nichols were among a smaller group that gathered Monday evening in the Brandywine subdivision where Nichols was beaten by police the night they stopped him.
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Julia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. 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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