Crump: Tyre Nichols’ family seeks $550 million in lawsuit
“The amount is a message,” Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said of the $550 million civil lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, five officers charged with killing Nichols, two additional MPD officers and three Memphis Fire Department employees. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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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Tyre Nichols Memphis Police DepartmentJulia 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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