Tyre Nichols
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Memphis Police Discriminate Against Black People and Use Excessive Force, DOJ Finds
The Department of Justice launched an investigation after the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in 2023
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Three Cops Convicted of Witness Tampering in Tyre Nichols Killing
The officers were acquitted of the more severe civil rights charges
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Memphis Cop Charged in Tyre Nichols' Death Pleads Guilty
Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to using excessive force and not intervening, as well as to conspiracy by withholding information and misleading his supervisor
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Five Memphis Cops Hit With Federal Charges in Tyre Nichols Killing
The former officers were accused of violating Nichols' civil rights through excessive force
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Tyre Nichols' Family Files Civil Lawsuit Against City of Memphis, Police Dept., and Scorpion Unit Officers
"Tyre Nichols should never have been stopped that day, and under no circumstances should he have been brutally beaten," lawyer says of the lawsuit filed on behalf of Nichols' mother
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Tennessee Moves to Permanently Expel Police Officers Who Beat Tyre NicholsÂ
A Tennessee Oversight board has received a request to decertify six officers involved in the killing of Nichols
- Police Accountability
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Five Memphis Cops Plead Not Guilty to Murder in Tyre Nichols' Death
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith face charges of second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and official misconduct and oppression
- Police Brutality
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‘Tyre Nichols Should've Been Safe‘: Kamala Harris, Rev. Al Sharpton Honor Nichols’ at His Funeral
Nichols' mother, stepfather, and sister also spoke at the service in Memphis
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Jon Stewart Slams Media for ‘Salivating’ Over Tyre Nichols Bodycam Footage
Stewart and The Problem writer Kasaun Wilson criticized the sensationalized way the police killing of Nichols has been covered
- The Problem
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The Year Just Started and Cops Have Already Killed At Least 7 Unarmed People
In addition to Tyre Nichols, whose beating death prompted nationwide protests, at least half a dozen identified, unarmed people have been killed by police in 2023
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