The family of Tyre Nichols plans speak about the latest developments in the case, including the suspension of two officers and the firing of three emergency responders
' funeral, his family plans to gather Tuesday with the Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump at the historic Mason Temple in Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech the night before he was assassinated, to speak about theTwo more Memphis police officers were disciplined and three emergency responders fired in connection with Nichols' death, officials said Monday.
“It’s a step in the right direction, but due to the severity of the situation it’s not enough,” said Damion Carrick, 44, participating in a protest Monday evening at Shelby Farms Park, of the investigations and discipline. “You got a man dragged out of his car, beaten senseless, to a pulp and nobody doing nothing about it. It’s heartbreaking.”
The five officers chatted and milled about for several minutes as Nichols remained on the ground, but there were other authorities on the scene. Two Shelby County sheriff’s deputies also have been suspended without pay while their conduct is investigated.
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