Tyre Nichols death: Kamala Harris to attend funeral as seven Memphis officers suspended after beating video released

Rev. Al Sharpton, Attorney Ben Crump, NAACP Memphis Chapter President Van Turner and family of Tyre Nichols will discuss latest developments in happening of his death and recently announced disciplinary action against seven Memphis police officers and three other emergency personnel in his killing.

They will contact media from the historic Mason Temple in Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech before him murder.

They are also will be joined other alleged victims of the now disbanded division of SCORPION. United, which launched in november of 2021, included 40 officers in four teams who patrolled “high crime hotspots” all over city but had faced wave of accusations of surplus use of force and violations of civil rights.

Press conference scheduled begin at 7:30 p.m. Central Time.

Two Memphis residents told NBC News that one of police officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols drew gun on and threatened to shoot them in unrelated incident.

Glenn Harris, 24, and Demarius Hervey, 27, said they were surrounded by police cars. outside refueling in August 2020, then tried to run in Mr Harris car because they were afraid arrest for possession of cannabis.

One officer, Emmitt Martin III, allegedly pinned Harris to the pavement. with knee on his neck and threatened to “blow you up face off”.

Affidavit obtained by NBC News that appears to be from the same incident. shows what men were arrested after Mr Harris crashed car and after a short leg chase. Mr Harris was charged of possession of gun while intoxicated, reckless driving, driving with suspended, revoked or revoked license leaving the scene of accident and evasion arrest. No charges were filed against Mr Hervey.

Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend Funeral of Sheena Nichols in Memphis on On Wednesday, the White House confirmed.

Attorney Ben Crump who represents Nichols family said in statement that Mr Crump, Nichols mother Rowan Wells and stepdad Rodney Wells talked with Miss Harris.for over thirty minutes about the tragic loss of Tire.”

“Vice President Harris and Ms. Wells spoke exclusively, and during this emotional time, the Vice President was able to console Miss Wells and even help her smile, he added. “Tires parents invited Vice President Harris to tomorrow’s funeral and was glad she accepted their invitation. Mr and Mrs Wells are grateful for Vice President Harris reaches out them at this heartbreaking time and for her sensitivity on in call”.

Republican congressman from Ohio faced criticism for arguing that no legislation that could have prevented the police beatings that led to death of Sheena Nichols.

Chair of The House Judiciary Committee said on NBC Meet the press on Sunday that he was not sure “any law, any preparation, any reform” could have prevented the attack, which took place during a traffic stop.

His remarks came as the Biden administration, Democrats in Congress and a congressional black group hope to revive a stalled bipartisan police reform bill. over GOP objections in in aftermath of George Floyd murder.

Rev. Al Sharpton, Attorney Ben Crump, NAACP Memphis Chapter President Van Turner and family of Tyre Nichols will discuss latest developments in happening of his death and recently announced disciplinary action against seven Memphis police officers and three other emergency personnel.

They will contact media from the historic Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech in front of murder.

They are also will be joined other alleged victims of the now disbanded division of SCORPION.

Press conference scheduled begin at 7:30 p.m. Central Time.

Those who must attend the funeral for Sheena Nichols on Wednesday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis includes Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor and Philonise Floyd brother of George Floyd.

Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy, and Ben Crump also comments expected in “call to action” after being killed by the police of Nichols, Taylor, Floyd and other black Americans who stepped up international demand for put an end to police violence.

family of Tires Nicolas and the mourners getting ready for his memorial service on Wednesday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis.

Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the ceremony, while civil rights attorney Ben Crump will who presents Nichols family – will also deliver”call to action,” he said in a statement. office.

The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. Central Time.

After bipartisan efforts to revive nationwide police reform legislation stalled in Congress, members of The black congressional caucus will convene with Joe Biden’s administration to discuss resurrecting efforts this week in commemoration of Tire Nichols death.

In 2021 House of representatives passed version of bill – to be named Judge George Floyd in Police Act – without any Republican support on a vote of 220 to 212. A similar bill was passed in 2020 but languished in the then Republican-controlled Senate.

Major overhaul event”qualified immunity policies, change threshold for permissive use of force to ban police chokeholds at the federal level, ban strike-ban orders in federal drug cases and create national registry of police misconduct cases under the auspices of Ministry of Justice, among other reforms. He does not “protect” police departments, despite campaign slogans of republican officials.

Milton Grimes, who was an attorney for the late Rodney King said that King’s beating by LAPD officers in 1991should there were commemorationsup call refer to military style, racist police culture of violence in United States, but unfortunately nothing changed”.

“The US is not a war zone, but the violence has affected on African American speaking of culture of impunity and oppression use of force,” he said. “Aggressive nature of police officer in USA is national shame falls well below international standards.”