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The parents of Tyre Nichols – RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells – have accepted an invitation from the Congressional Black Caucus to attend Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.
Chairperson of the caucus, Steven Horsford, said he spoke with Nichols’ parents “to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us at this moment”.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has described the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols as “horrible” and says that it “never should have happened.”
The five former police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned in mid-February. Court records show they are scheduled to appear for a “bond arraignment” on February 17, Fox News reported on Sunday.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith have all since been fired from their positions, and the specialised Scorpion unit to which they belonged has been disbanded.
The news came as Ben Crump, attorney for the Nichols family, called for federal reform to stop the cycle of police killings of Black men.
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‘A failing of basic humanity’: How five police officers were charged with the ‘heinous’ murder of Tyre Nichols
05:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar
Five Memphis officers have been fired after violating multiple department policies in the death of Tyre Nichols as criminal and civil rights investigations are launched. Gustaf Kilander reports
How five police officers were charged with the ‘heinous’ murder of Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols’ mother reveals police blocked her from seeing her dying son in hospital
05:06 , Graeme Massie
Tyre Nichols’ mother has revealed that Memphis police prevented her from seeing her dying son in hospital.
Nichols, 29, died in Memphis, Tennessee on 10 January, of injuries sustained during his arrest three days earlier by members of the city’s police department.
His mother RowVaughn Wells told CNN that she received a call from a doctor at St Francis Hospital at 4am on the day he died to say her son’s organs were failing and to come to the hospital immediately.
“He said, ‘why aren’t you here?’ And I said, ‘the police officers said that I couldn’t come, because he was under arrest’,” Ms Wells told the network. “The doctor proceeded to tell me that my son had went into cardiac arrest and that his kidneys were failing.”
Bevan Hurley reports.
Tyre Nichols’ mother reveals police blocked her from seeing her dying son in hospital
Why was Tyre Nichols pulled over by Memphis police?
04:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar
On Friday evening, Memphis officials released video footage of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after being severely beaten during a traffic stop.
The young man’s death has caused deep pain for the Nichols family, and has touched off a city-wide scandal.
Five Memphis police officers involved in the stop were fired last week, and now face murder charges.
Reasons for the traffic stop that led to the violent arrest and death of the 29-year-old Black man have been inconsistent, writes Josh Marcus:
Who is Tyre Nichols and why was he pulled over?
Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend State of the Union
04:08 , Maroosha Muzaffar
The parents of Tyre Nichols will attend Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week, according to reports.
After accepting an invitation from the Congressional Black Caucus, Nichols’s mother and father – RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells – will attend the president’s address.
Chairperson of the caucus, Steven Horsford, said he spoke with Nichols’ parents “to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us at this moment”.
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Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend State of the Union
Tyre Nichols six-word plea revealed as distressing footage lays bare Memphis police brutality
04:03 , Graeme Massie
Memphis officials have released disturbing police footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died in hospital three days after being violently detained during a traffic stop earlier this month.
The first part of the hour-long video showed the officers pulling over the young man, forcing him out of the vehicle and onto the floor.
One of them is heard to say: “B**ch put your hands behind your back before I break them.” An officer then threatens Nichols that “I’m going to knock your ass the f**k out.”
Footage reveals Tyre Nichols six-word plea to Memphis police officers
How five police officers were charged with the ‘heinous’ murder of Tyre Nichols
03:07 , Graeme Massie
A 29-year-old father died in hospital several days after he was taken into custody by police during a traffic stop.
Now five officers at the Memphis Police Department have been removed from their posts and jailed on second-degree murder charges.
Gustaf Kilander reports on how we got here.
How five police officers were charged with the ‘heinous’ murder of Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols: Memphis police shut down ‘Scorpion’ unit day after fatal beating video released to public
02:12 , Graeme Massie
MPD announced specialist team involved in arrest would be ‘permanently deactivated.’
Memphis police ‘Scorpion’ unit shut down after Tyre Nichols video released
Killing of Tyre Nichols prompts renewed calls for police reform
01:06 , Graeme Massie
Video of the fatal beating of the 29-year-old by police officers was released by the city of Memphis on Friday night.
Killing of Tyre Nichols prompts renewed calls for federal police reform
Tyre Nichols: ‘Elite’ police units in spotlight after brutal killing by Scorpion officers
00:01 , Graeme Massie
Memphis Police Department has now disbanded ‘Scorpion’ unit after release of beating video.
‘Elite’ police units in spotlight after brutal Tyre Nichols killing by officers
ICYMI: What has president Biden said about the Tyre Nichols video?
Sunday 29 January 2023 22:34 , Graeme Massie
President Joe Biden called a video revealing the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers “horrific” and said it was a “painful reminder” of the fear Black and Brown Americans face regularly, while calling for peaceful demonstrations.
“Like so many, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death,” the president said in a statement. “It is yet another painful reminder of the profound fear and trauma, the pain, and the exhaustion that Black and Brown Americans experience every single day.”
Memphis police released the video on Friday evening of five former officers from the department beating Nichols, who died three days later. The chief of police had warned that the video showed a violation of “basic human rights.”
Eric Garcia reports from Washington.
Biden calls video of Tyre Nichols video ‘horrific’ and a ‘painful reminder’
Tyre Nichols: Family attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings
Sunday 29 January 2023 22:04 , Graeme Massie
Five former Memphis police officers face murder charges over the death of the 29-year-old.
Attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings
Protests continue in Memphis
Sunday 29 January 2023 21:28 , Graeme Massie
Tyre Nichols: Arraignment date set for officers charged in fatal beating
Sunday 29 January 2023 19:31 , Graeme Massie
City of Memphis released the video of the violent arrest that saw the police department fire five officers.
Arraignment date set for officers charged in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
Arraignment date set for Memphis police officers
Sunday 29 January 2023 15:57 , Richard Hall
The five police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned in mid-February.
Court records show they are scheduled to appear for a “bond arraignment” on February 17, Fox News reported.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith have all since been fired from their positions, and the specialised Scorpion unit to which they belonged has been disbanded.
Their arraignment hearing will be presided over by Shelby County criminal court Judge James Jones.
Nichols family attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings
Sunday 29 January 2023 15:04 , Richard Hall
Ben Crump, attorney for the family of Tyre Nichols, said Sunday that federal reform is needed to stop the cycle of police killings of Black men.
“Without federal police reform, I think we’re gonna continue to see these hashtags proliferate so much … that we can’t keep up with them,” he told ABC’s ‘This Week’.
Mr Crump called on the Biden administration to put the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act back on the table, and usher its passage through Congress.
Ben Crump, attorney for Tyre Nichols family, renews push for Congress to pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
“Without federal police reform, I think we're going to continue to see these hashtags proliferate so much that we can’t keep up with them.” https://t.co/NAjFDd8bZt pic.twitter.com/zINlBazWOq— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 29, 2023
Family GoFundMe account passes $1m
Sunday 29 January 2023 17:14 , Graeme Massie
A GoFundMe account set up for the family of Tyre Nichols passed $1m on Sunday.
“We are working around the clock to mobilize help for Tyre’s family as they navigate this terrible tragedy. Our global trust and safety team will ensure these funds safely and quickly reach the family,” GoFundMe’s director of public affairs Jalen Drummond told The Independent.
Tyre Nichols: Police officer appears to laugh and smoke cigarette in disturbing body cam
Sunday 29 January 2023 12:00 , Graeme Massie
Memphis police officers appear to laugh and one can be seen smoking a cigarette in body cam footage released after the death of Tyre Nichols.
Mr Nichols was beaten by police following a traffic stop and died three days later in hospital.
The disturbing footage shows police officers laughing together as the 22-year-old lies slumped on the floor.
“I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog” says one officer, referring to the beating.
Watch the video here:
Tyre Nichols: Police officer appears to laugh and smoke cigarette in disturbing video
Lawyers for Nichols family react to end of Scorpion unit
Sunday 29 January 2023 01:01 , Graeme Massie
“The Nichols family and their legal team find the decision to permanently disband this unit to be both appropriate and proportional to the tragic death of Tyre Nichols, and also a decent and just decision for all citizens of Memphis,” said Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci in a statement on Saturday.
“We hope that other cities take similar action with their saturation police units in the near future to begin to create greater trust in their communities. We must keep in mind that this is just the next step on this journey for justice and accountability, as clearly this misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units. It extends so much further.”
Protests continue around US day after video release
Sunday 29 January 2023 00:01 , Graeme Massie
Makeshift memorial springs up at site of beating in Memphis
Saturday 28 January 2023 23:31 , Graeme Massie
Tyre Nichols video shows officers boasting as he lies motionless: ‘Hitting him with straight haymakers, dog’
Saturday 28 January 2023 23:05 , Graeme Massie
Video shows officers boasting about punching Tyre Nichols as he lies close to them motionless and hunched over.
After authorities released a series of videos captured by police in Memphis when they beat and kicked the 29-year-old as they detained him earlier this month, officers can be heard laughing and bragging as the young man lies on the ground next to them.
He would die in hospital several days later.
“I was hitting him with straight haymakers, dog” says one officer.
Another is heard to say: “I jumped in, started rocking him.”
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Tyre Nichols video shows Memphis officers boasting as he lies motionless
More than $650,000 raised for family of Tyre Nichols
Saturday 28 January 2023 21:34 , Graeme Massie
More than $650,000 has been raised for the family of Tyre Nichols by a GoFundMe account.
“My name is RowVaughn Wells. I am the mother of Tyre Nichols. My son, Tyre Nichols, was pulled over for suspected “reckless driving” on January 7, 2023. There is no evidence to substantiate this claim. Further, police claim that my son left the scene on foot. It turns out that he was just trying to get to my house for safety -- which was only a few blocks away from where the incident happened. My baby was just trying to make it home to be safe in my arms. Tyre was unarmed, nonthreatening, and respectful to police during the entire encounter!” his mother wrote.
And she added: “We are two hardworking, loving parents, that now have to turn our full-time attention to seeking proper justice for our son, Tyre Nichols. In addition, we have yet to have the proper space to begin our grieving process, which will be long and burdensome. This fundraiser will help cover the costs of our mental health services. It will also cover time off from our 9-5 jobs because we do not have unlimited PTO. Additionally, we want to build a memorial skate park for Tyre, in honor of his love for skating and sunsets.”
Images of protests from around the country
Saturday 28 January 2023 20:31 , Graeme Massie
Tyre Nichols: A timeline of fatal beating of man by Memphis police officers
Saturday 28 January 2023 20:05 , Graeme Massie
City of Memphis released footage the day after five police officers were charged with murder.
A timeline of fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers
Tyre Nichols protestor smashes NYPD car windshield in Times Square
Saturday 28 January 2023 19:01 , Graeme Massie
Barack Obama speaks on Tyre Nichols beating video
Saturday 28 January 2023 18:45 , Graeme Massie
“The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five Memphis police officers is just the latest, painful reminder of how far America still has to go in fixing how we police our streets,” the former president tweeted on Saturday morning.
“Along with mourning Tyre and supporting his family, it’s up to all of us to mobilize for lasting change.”
Two Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies relieved of duty
Saturday 28 January 2023 18:31 , Graeme Massie
Two sheriff’s deputies in Shelby County, Tennessee, who responded to the scene of the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols have been “relieved of duty” following the release of video of the incident.
“Having watched the videotape for the first time tonight, I have concerns about two deputies who appeared on the scene following the physical confrontation between police and Tyre Nichols,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr, said in a Friday night statement.
Sheriff Bonner says an internal investigation is underway into their conduct.
Resurfaced footage shows Tyre Nichols speak with reporter about long DMV wait times
Saturday 28 January 2023 18:02 , Graeme Massie
Tucker Carlson compares death of Tyre Nichols to that of Ashli Babbit
Saturday 28 January 2023 17:28 , Graeme Massie
The right-wing Fox News host made the comparison on his show on Friday night.
Cops who killed Nichols ‘antithesis’ of police values, says officer
Saturday 28 January 2023 13:03 , Graeme Massie
Massachusetts state police superintendent colonel Christopher Mason has called the assault by Memphis police officers on 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, that led to his death, the “antithesis” of the police’s professional values.
“From a professional viewpoint, the actions of the defendants are an offence to every police officer who embraces their calling for what it should be – a mission to serve and protect with courage and compassion. Those who killed Mr Nichols are the antithesis of those values,” the top state police officer said in a statement on Saturday, as he called for peaceful condemnation of the murder leading to Nichols’ death.
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Cops who killed Tyre Nichols have ‘antithesis’ of police values, says officer
