Civil rights leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to be in attendance to Tyre Nichols funeral in Memphis on Wednesday.
Tyre Nichols’ funeral is set to be held in Memphis on Wednesday, February 1 and civil rights leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris will be among those attending, according to reports.
The 29-year-old Nichols died in hospital on January 10, three days after he was stopped and beaten by Memphis police officers.
Seven Memphis police officers have been disciplined in connection with the death of Nichols so far.
Five of those seven officers have been accused of beating Nichols to death and were fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.
The five officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith, face additional charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. If convicted of second-degree murder they face up to 60 years in prison.
