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Tyre Nichols’ parents to be State of the Union

The parents of Tyre Nichols volition be Joe Biden’s State of the Union code adjacent week, according to reports.

After accepting an invitation from the Congressional Black Caucus, Nichols’s parent and begetter – RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells – volition be the president’s address.

Chairperson of the caucus, Steven Horsford, said helium spoke with Nichols’ parents “to archetypal widen our condolences to them, to fto them cognize that we basal with them, to inquire them what they privation from america astatine this moment”.

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Maroosha Muzaffar30 January 2023 12:30

Trump speaks retired connected Tyre Nichols killing: ‘Never should person happened’

Former president made comments astatine a run lawsuit successful South Carolina.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 12:08

Tyre Nichols: What is notorious Memphis constabulary SCORPION portion accused successful sidesplitting of unarmed achromatic man?

The specialised constabulary portion which the five Memphis constabulary officers accused of sidesplitting Tyre Nichols were portion of was established with the volition of stopping superior crimes.

But now, the precise aboriginal of the unit, known arsenic SCORPION oregon Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace successful Our Neighborhoods, is successful question arsenic lawyers and assemblage activists telephone for its wholesale overhaul.

The unit, consisting of 40 officers, was acceptable up successful October 2021 and received a high-profile launch. The officers were to beryllium divided into 4 teams and absorption connected car theft, gang-related offences, and cause crimes.

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Maroosha Muzaffar30 January 2023 11:30

Nichols household did not cognize sheriffs deputies were astatine scene

The household of Tyre Nichols did not cognize determination were 2 members of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office astatine the country wherever the fatal beating took place, according to civilian rights lawyer Ben Crump.

“This was the archetypal they heard of it,” Mr Crump told CNN connected Saturday.

Two sheriff’s deputies successful Shelby County, Tennessee, who responded to the country of the fatal apprehension of Tyre Nichols person been “relieved of duty” pursuing the merchandise of video of the incident.

“Having watched the videotape for the archetypal clip tonight, I person concerns astir 2 deputies who appeared connected the country pursuing the carnal confrontation betwixt constabulary and Tyre Nichols,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr, said successful a Friday nighttime statement.

Sheriff Bonner says an interior probe is underway into their conduct.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 11:05

Voices: Tyre Nichols’ decease shows america the constabulary are not ever telling the full truth

Police are partisan actors conscionable similar everyone other successful power. It’s captious to instrumentality their claims with a atom of salt, writes Josh Marcus:

Maroosha Muzaffar30 January 2023 10:30

Tyre Nichols video: Memphis leaders sermon merchandise of assemblage cam footage successful beating death

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 10:02

ICYMI: Why was Tyre Nichols pulled implicit by Memphis police?

The young man’s decease has caused heavy symptom for the Nichols family, and has touched disconnected a city-wide scandal.

Reasons for the postulation halt that led to the convulsive apprehension and decease of the 29-year-old Black antheral person been inconsistent, writes Josh Marcus:

Maroosha Muzaffar30 January 2023 09:30

Just similar George Floyd, Tyre Nichols called retired for parent during convulsive constabulary arrest

They are aboriginal seen bragging astir punching him, successful footage packed with expletives.

“I was hitting him with consecutive haymakers, dog” says 1 officer.

Another is heard to say: “I jumped in, started rocking him.”

Andrew Buncombe has the story.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 09:01

Voices: Yes, these constabulary videos are atrocious to ticker — but we indispensable not look away

The video showing George Floyd being choked to decease by constabulary successful Minneapolis successful 2020 lasts an excruciating nine-and-a-half minutes.

The compartment telephone footage captured by a passer-by of Eric Garner being wrestled to the crushed successful Staten Island successful 2014, placed successful an amerciable chokehold and heard to gasp “I can’t breathe” eleven times earlier helium loses consciousness, is of a akin length.

Despite their antithetic geographic location, and the angles astatine which the incidents were filmed, some pieces of footage revealed the aforesaid information - that an unarmed Black antheral was being killed by the police, adjacent arsenic helium begged for help.

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Maroosha Muzaffar30 January 2023 08:30

ICYMI: Memphis constabulary main says there’s ‘no proof’ Tyre Nichols should person been stopped for reckless driving

Ms Davis told CNN that the section had reviewed each disposable video footage and recovered determination was nary probable origin to warrant Nichols’ arrest.

Police person antecedently said that a “confrontation” occurred arsenic they approached Nichols’ vehicle, and helium fled connected foot. He was taken into custody aft a 2nd “confrontation”, during which helium received captious injuries.

Nichols, 29, died successful infirmary 3 days later.

Bevan Hurley reports.

Graeme Massie30 January 2023 07:57