1 month ago | By Bésame

By AARON MORRISON and ADRIAN SAINZ
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tyre Nichols ' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral intended to celebrate his life three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that has sparked a new round of calls for police reform.
As the service began, a group of singers and drummers beating African instruments proceeded to the front of the church where Nichols' black casket was draped in a large white bouquet of flowers.
“We love you, Tyre,” the performers sang and attendees joined in.
The Mississippi Boulevard Celebration Choir sang the...
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‘We're all Tyre': Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest

1 month ago | By Bésame

By AARON MORRISON and TRAVIS LOLLER
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that was captured on disturbing video that prompted nationwide protests and renewed calls for police reform.
In those three weeks, five police officers were fired and charged with murder. Their specialized unit was disbanded. Two more officers have been suspended. Also fired: two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical workers and a lieutenant. And more discipline could be coming.
But Wednesday will be...
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Lo que sabemos del funeral de Tyre Nichols este miércoles

1 month ago | By Bésame

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza
Nota del editor: este artículo contiene descripciones explícitas de violencia que pueden resultar perturbadoras.
- Después de semanas de trágicos relatos sobre la muerte de Tyre Nichols, un hombre de 29 años que murió tras ser golpeado brutalmente por cinco agentes de la Policía de Memphis, su familia llevará a cabo su funeral este miércoles en una ceremonia en la que harán presencia varios funcionarios locales y federales, y se espera que tenga un amplio cubrimiento de la prensa.
Nichols fue hospitalizado luego de su detención el 7 de enero y murió tres días...
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Live updates | Funeral for Tyre Nichols

1 month ago | By Bésame

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Live Updates on the funeral for Tyre Nichols :
9 a.m.
The funeral for Tyre Nichols was expected to take place Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee, and draw family, friends and civil rights activists amid a winter storm affecting the city.
The service was delayed until 1 p.m. Central Standard Time due to inclement weather. An ice storm warning was in effect for Memphis until Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Nichols, a Black man, was beaten earlier this month by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop and later died. Five Black officers involved in the...
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