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Tyre Nichols’ family to address additional police discipline

Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference at historic Mason Temple about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) People hold signs during a news conference discussing the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, pauses as she listens during a news conference about the death of her son Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at historic Mason Temple as he is flanked by RowVaughn Wells, right, mother of Tyre Nichols, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, left, during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference at historic Mason Temple about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) People hold signs during a news conference discussing the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, pauses as she listens during a news conference about the death of her son Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at historic Mason Temple as he is flanked by RowVaughn Wells, right, mother of Tyre Nichols, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, left, during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference at historic Mason Temple about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) People hold signs during a news conference discussing the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, pauses as she listens during a news conference about the death of her son Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at historic Mason Temple as he is flanked by RowVaughn Wells, right, mother of Tyre Nichols, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, left, during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference about the death of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A funeral service for Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is scheduled to be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) CORRECTS NAME TO SOQUOIA -Soquoia Green, a cousin of Tyre Nichols, lights candles with family and friends during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Candlelight illuminates photo of Tyre Nichols during a vigil for him late Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Regency Community Skate Park in Natomas, where Tyree used to skateboard when he lived in Sacramento, Calif. Nichols, who moved to Tennessee in 2020, was fatally beaten by Memphis police earlier this month. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP) Minister Charita McCoy speaks at a prayer gathering at the site where Tyre Nichols was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Sierra Rogers, who called Tyre Nichols her best friend, stands next to a memorial, after a prayer gathering at the site where he was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Civil rights attorney Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, and his stepfather Rodney Wells, in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Authorities on Friday were set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Nichols, a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country’s latest instance of police brutality. Family members of Tyre Nichols pleaded for any protests to remain peaceful. (AP Photo) Rodney Wells, stepfather of Tyre Nichols, speaks at a prayer gathering at the site where Nichols was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A group of demonstrators gather at dusk in Shelby Farms Park in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers following a traffic stop, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Tyre, who had a hobby in photography, frequented the park to photograph sunsets. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Rodney Wells, center, stepfather of Tyre Nichols, listens to speakers at a prayer gathering at the site where Nichols was beaten by Memphis police officers, and later died from his injuries, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Rodney Wells, stepfather of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, speaks at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump, seen comforting Tyre's mother RowVaughn Wells, in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Tyre Nichols’ family to address additional police discipline