VP Kamala Harris, Rev. Al Sharpton and family honor Tyre Nichols at his funeral - FOX13 Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyre Nichols, who died connected January 10, 2023, 3 days aft 5 erstwhile Memphis Police officers were caught connected camera beating the 29-year-old astatine the intersection of Ross Road and Raines Road, was honored by household and dignitaries astatine his ceremonial work February 1.

Nichols’ ceremonial was held astatine Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church successful Memphis, Tennessee.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith, the 5 erstwhile Memphis Police officers which MPD said were seen beating Nichols successful that video, were each charged with 2 counts of authoritative misconduct, 1 number of authoritative oppression, 1 number of second-degree murder, 1 number of aggravated battle and 2 counts of aggravated kidnapping.

TYRE NICHOLS’ MOTHER, FAMILY AND MOURNERS SAY GOODBYE

“For this to hap to him is conscionable unimaginable,” said RowVaughn Wells, Nichols’ mother.

Nichols was laid to rest, Wednesday, astatine Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church successful Memphis.

“I committedness you the lone happening that’s keeping maine going is I judge my lad was sent present connected an duty from God,” said Wells.

Nichols’ mother, member and siblings spoke astatine the funeral.

“We’re looking guardant to getting justness for each the families implicit there, not conscionable ours,” said Rodney Wells, Nichols’ father.

The Reverend Al Sharpton eulogized Nichols.

“Let’s get escaped of qualified immunity and spot if you larn the aforesaid manners you person connected the achromatic broadside of town,” Rev. Sharpton said. “‘Well reverend, you don’t understand.  How are they going to support transgression down successful the Black assemblage and astatine the aforesaid clip not beryllium pugnacious and rough?’,” Rev. Sharpton continued. “Well, they bash it the aforesaid mode they bash it connected the achromatic broadside of the municipality and they support the transgression down without unsmooth and touch. How bash you person the aforesaid section and support transgression down connected 1 broadside of municipality without beating people to death, but you can’t bash it connected the different broadside of town?  I can’t talk for everybody gathering, but for me, I judge if that antheral had been achromatic you wouldn’t person bushed him similar that, that nighttime … In the metropolis that Doctor King mislaid his life, not acold distant from that balcony you bushed a member to death. There’s thing much insulting and violative to those of america who fought to unfastened doors and you locomotion done those doors and enactment similar the folks we had to combat for to get you done those doors,” said Reverend Sharpton.

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Tyre Nichols’ ceremonial concluded astir 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Following the service, Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton held a property league to reply questions astir Nichols’ decease investigation.

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Tyre Nichols’ stepfather said that erstwhile helium and his woman recovered retired astir Nichols’ death, “it was surrounded by lies and deceit.” Watch beneath what they had to accidental astatine their son’s funeral:

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Tyre Nichols’ brothers and sisters stock memories, stories and a poem successful his honor:

Nichols’ member shared the communicative of however Tyre got his name. He said it came from the movie “Silverado.”

One of his brothers said that arsenic a child, Ty, arsenic they referred to him, loved watching cartoons with a vessel of cereal.

One of his sisters said that Nichols was the babe brother, with 11 years betwixt him and her.

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Ben Crump, the Tyre Nichols’ household attorney, demands justness successful Nichols’ death:

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The Rev. Al Sharpton announced that manager Spike Lee is successful attendance on with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier introducing Tyre Nichols’ parents.

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In a speech, Ben Crump, the Nichols’ household attorney, pointed retired that Tamika Palmer, the parent of Breonna Taylor, was besides successful attendance and said that some Tyre Nichols and Taylor had the aforesaid birthday: June 5, 1993.

Taylor was killed by constabulary successful Louisville, Kentucky, connected March 13, 2020, during a botched raid of her apartment.

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“This is simply a household that mislaid their lad and their member done an enactment of unit astatine the hands and the feet of the radical who had charged successful keeping them safe,” Vice President Kamala Harris said successful her speech.

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Vice President Kamala Harris was brought up to the podium to talk astatine Tyre Nichols’ funeral. In a seemingly impromptu code that lasted astir 5 minutes, she said that if it wasn’t for the “violent act” by the Memphis Police officers, “Tyre Nichols would beryllium with america today.”

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Mississippi Blvd Celebration Choir continues celebrating beingness of Tyre Nichols:

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Dr. Rev. Keith Norman addressed those successful attendance successful a astir three-minute-long speech.

“Look, God’s location is present among his people. He shall unrecorded with them and they shall beryllium his people. God himself volition beryllium with them. He volition hitch each teardrop from their eyes and determination volition beryllium nary much death, nary much sorrow, nary much crying and nary much pain. These things are gone everlastingly and the 1 sitting connected the throne said, “Look, I americium making everything caller and past helium said to me, ‘Write this down, for what I archer you is trustworthy and true,” Norman said portion speechmaking caller testament scripture during the service.

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“Our religion gives america the assurance that arsenic we basal if God is for us, who tin beryllium against us? So today, arsenic we observe Tyre’s beingness and comfortableness this family, we service announcement to this federation that the rerun of this occurrence that makes achromatic lives hashtags has been canceled and volition not beryllium renewed for different season. We person travel and we shall flooded successful the conflict for justness for our member Tyre Nichols,” said Dr. J. Lawrence Turner, successful part, during an instauration that lasted astir 5 minutes.

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Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Celebration Choir welcomed those who came to observe the beingness of Tyre Nichols.

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The ceremonial is scheduled to commencement with a procession by Rev. Al Sharpton, Clergy and Nichols’ family. The Celebration Choir volition past play a philharmonic enactment followed by Old Testament scriptures read. Rev. Dr. Rosalyn Nichols of Freedom’s chapel Christian Church volition past clasp a supplication of comfort. The Celebration Choir volition play different philharmonic enactment followed by a speechmaking of Nichols’ obituary and a photograph montage. Rev. Dr. J. Lawerence Turner volition past behaviour the instauration of the eulogist, followed by different philharmonic solemnisation by the Celebration Choir. Rev.

Al Sharpton volition past springiness Nichols’ eulogy and civilian rights lawyer Ben Crump, representing Nichols’ family, volition clasp a Call to Justice. Nichols’ household volition past clasp reflections and Rev. Rodney Woodley, Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher, Bishop Marvin Thomas and Bishop Brandon Porter volition each supply words of comfort. Special guests and elected officials successful attendance, including Vice President Kamala Harris, volition beryllium acknowledged and past the benediction volition beryllium held by Rev. Deves Toon, the National Field Director of the National Action Network.

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FOX13 cameras were rolling arsenic Nichols’ casket was rolled into the religion conscionable aft 10 a.m.

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