The Latest Breaking News from Tyre Nichols

DoJ announces investigation of Memphis police department after Tyre Nichols death

Unarmed 29-year-old Black man died of blunt force trauma to the head after Memphis police stop in January

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Justice Dept announces broad investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis, Tennessee, seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Retired cop Mark LeSure who spoke out against killing of black man by police found dead

57-year-old retired Memphis homicide detective Mark LeSure was found dead outside of his home. He had been outspoken against Memphis police following the death of Tyre Nichols

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2023

George Floyd death anniversary: Reckoning with police violence in limbo

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.

WEKU · May 22, 2023

Judge blocks release of video, records in Tyre Nichols beating death investigation

A Tennessee judge has continued to temporarily block the release of more video footage and records in the Tyre Nichols investigation

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Tennessee commission holds off on decertifying former officer charged in Tyre Nichols death

A Tennessee commission that enforces standards for police has recommended that proceedings to bar an officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols from serving in law enforcement in the state be suspended until his legal case is resolved

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault

An attorney says Mississippi sheriff's deputies already being investigated for possible civil rights violations after allegedly placing a gun in a Black man's mouth and firing it attempted to sexually assault him and a second man during the same encounter

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head, autopsy shows

An autopsy shows Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained in a beating by police during a traffic stop in Memphis in January. Five officers have been charged in his slaying.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023

Tyre Nichols autopsy reveals brain injuries after police beating

Five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, have been charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’s death in January.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2023