Tyre Nichols' funeral is set for Wednesday, three weeks after Memphis police brutally assaulted him during a traffic stop.
Nichols passed away on January 10, three days after he was brutally assaulted by police during a traffic check. Five cops were dismissed and charged with second-degree murder, disbanding their specialist squad. Two additional police officers have been removed from duty. There were three dismissals in total: a lieutenant, an emergency medical technician, and a firefighter in Memphis.
The White House announced on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris and other government officials would attend Tyre Nichols funeral.
The Tyre Nichols funeral program states that civil rights attorney Ben Crump will address the demand "for justice," and Rev. Al Sharpton will offer the eulogy. Tyre Nichols family members are also expected to give speeches, according to CBS News.
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Family, Friends Remember Tyre Nichols
Nichols, 29, was described as a skateboarder and amateur photographer who manufactured boxes for a living at FedEx and bonded with his coworkers over their shared love of Starbucks.
Nichols was the youngest child in his family by 12 years. His family stated he had a kid, now 4, and that he had been trying to become a better parent, per Tyre Nichols family.
Tyre Nichols was a huge fan of the San Francisco 49ers as a kid growing up in Sacramento. He arrived in Memphis during the start of the coronavirus epidemic and was unable to leave. But it didn't bother him as he shared a strong bond with his mother, RowVaughn Wells, per AP News.
On Friday night, the videotape of the Tyre Nichols assault was released publicly, shocking a country that has become used to seeing images of police brutality, particularly against persons of color. All five of the policemen being held accountable for Nichols' death are people of color, CNN reported.
The vicious assault prompted peaceful demonstrations from California to New York and spurred demands for police reform and the examination of specialized police groups that target weapons in high-crime neighborhoods.
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