The household of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being crushed by Memphis cops throughout a visitors cease, attended President Joe Biden’s State of the Union handle on Tuesday.
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) invited RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, Nichols’ mom and stepfather, to the handle, which takes place simply days after Nichols’ funeral in Memphis, Tennessee. Vice President Kamala Harris attended the funeral, and a few elected officers have used Nichols’ loss of life to push for police reform in Congress after the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act didn’t cross final yr.
The Wells household has been thrust into the nationwide highlight after cops beat Nichols, 29, on Jan. 7. Physique-camera footage of the incident reveals officers punching, pepper-spraying and shouting obscenities at Nichols, who died three days later.
Nichols may be heard saying “I didn’t do something” and “I’m simply attempting to go house” within the video.
Six Memphis Police Division officers have been fired, and 5 face costs together with homicide and kidnapping. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Division suspended two deputies who have been on the scene in the course of the arrest, and the Memphis Hearth Division fired three workers who have been tasked with rendering help to Nichols.
The Division of Justice introduced Friday it will examine the Memphis Police Division.