Mom of man fatally beaten by Memphis police hopes ‘greater good comes from this tragedy’
Tyre Nichols’ death must galvanise efforts to reform police, says family attorney
29 January 2023 - 20:04
The attorney representing the family of Tyre Nichols, the black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, called on Sunday for the US Congress to pass police reform legislation, and said Nichols’s mother hoped the tragedy could lead to a “greater good”...
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