Candlelight vigil held in Sacramento for Tyre Nichols
A candlelight memorial was held Sunday night for Tyre Nichols, marking one year since the Sacramento native was pulled over and brutally beaten by police officers in Memphis.
A candlelight memorial was held Sunday night for Tyre Nichols, marking one year since the Sacramento native was pulled over and brutally beaten by police officers in Memphis.
A candlelight ceremony will be held on Sunday at Tyre Nichols Skatepark in Natomas exactly one year after the Sacramento native's fatal traffic stop in Memphis.
Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to both federal and state charges for the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
Five former Memphis police officers involved in the beating death of Tyre Nichols were back in court Friday. They are arguing for separate trials. The five men face a state second-degree murder charge in the death of Sacramento native Tyre Nichols who died following a traffic stop in Memphis in January. Federal charges were also announced this week. The judge says a trial date will be set at the next court date in November.
Five former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Read more now.
Five former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
The US Department of Justice is now investigating the patterns or practices of the Memphis Police Department near seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop.
Hundreds of teens gathered on Saturday, driven by the belief that positive energy in Sacramento can overshadow the tragedy in Memphis.
Hundreds of Sacramento teens gathered Saturday with a common goal: design and construct skateboards for donation to the Skatepark Project, all in the name of Tyre Nichols. Read more now
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit.
After the high-profile police beating of Tyre Nichols gripped the nation, the Sacramento native is being remembered for the life he lived.
Sunsets, outdoor spaces, and emotions cut through in a very personal display in Sacramento: It's the world seen through the eyes of Tyre Nichols.
Sunsets, outdoor spaces, emotions: the world seen through the eyes of Tyre Nichols, now on display for his community to take in.
The judge said he wanted to make as much information public as possible, but he does not want it to interfere with the rights to a fair trial for the five Memphis police officers facing charges in Nichols' death.
"The official autopsy report further propels our commitment to seeking justice for this senseless tragedy," said attorneys for the Nichols family in a statement.
Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed.
For these sisters, Regency Community Skatepark in Natomas holds the best memories of their brother, Tyre Nichols. But even standing in his happiest place, Latoya Yizar and Keyana Dixon know the months ahead won't be easy.
The suit, filed by lawyers for Tyre Nichols' mother, RowVaugn Wells, seeks a jury trial and financial damages, that Attorney Ben Crump said in a press conference Wednesday, was not just a number but a message to other cities.
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"Tyre fell in love with skateboarding at a young age and it wasn't long before it became a part of his lifestyle," read the resolution approved by the city council.
City leaders on Tuesday approved a plan to rename a Natomas skate park after Sacramento native Tyre Nichols. The city said it is also partnering with the Tony Hawk Foundation to make improvements to the park.
The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification.
The department will also review the Memphis Police Department's use of force and de-escalation policies at the request of the city's mayor and police chief.
yre Nichols' name is already etched on the hearts of many in Sacramento. Now, it's one step closer to being will be forever stamped on his favorite skate park.
One of the brightest memories of Tyre Nichols is when he was skateboarding. And now, the Sacramento skate park where he made most of those memories, will carry his name.
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