Key takeaways:
- Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
- He was an amateur photographer who loved skateboarding and watching sunsets.
- The Memphis Police Department is currently investigating the incident and the family is asking for any witnesses to come forward with information.
Memphis, TN – Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic stop. He was the youngest of four children and had a 4-year-old son.
Loved ones describe Tyre Nichols as a free-spirited soul who was looking for a new life in Memphis, Tennessee. He was an amateur photographer who loved skateboarding and watching sunsets darken the woods and ponds of his adopted hometown.
“Everything he was trying to do was to better himself as a father for his 4-year-old son,” said attorney Ben Crump at a family news conference.
RowVaughn Wells, Tyre’s mother, said he was a “good boy” who spent his Sundays doing laundry and getting ready for the week. She said, “Nobody’s perfect, OK, but he was damn near.”
As attention turns to charges for the officers involved, Nichols’ family wants the world to know the man he was. They hope that his memory will be honored and that justice will be served.
The Memphis Police Department is currently investigating the incident. The family is asking for any witnesses to come forward with information.
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