The fatal beating of Tyree Nichols by police shocked the country.
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Memphis on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Tyree Nichols, a young African-American man whose fatal beating by police shocked the country.
The arrest footage of Nichols, 29, shows him brutally beaten by five police officers, all of whom are black, after what was supposed to be a routine search in the large Tennessee city on January 7. Nichols died three days later.
The shocking images of his violent arrest have caused horror, shock and confusion in the US, but not so far the social explosion that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of white police officers in 2020.
Floyd’s brother will also attend tomorrow’s funeral, according to the law firm representing Nichols’ family.
“On February 1, the vice president will travel to Memphis, Tennessee, to attend the funeral of Tyree Nichols,” the White House said in a statement today.
For his part, President Joe Biden plans Thursday at the White House to host members of a caucus bringing together African-American elected officials to “discuss police reform legislation and other shared priorities,” Rep. Olivia Dalton also said. spokesman for the US presidency.
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