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February 20, 2023

Five Memphis Ex-Cops Plead Not Guilty to Murdering Tyre Nichols
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In Memphis, five former police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to
murdering Tyre Nichols. Their brutal beating of the 29-year-old Black
father, caught on tape, led to his death three days later. Tyre
Nichols's mother Row Vaughn Wells spoke after the arraignment.

Row Vaughn Wells: "I know my son is gone. I know I'll never see him
again. But we have to start this process of justice right now. And I
want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me
in the face. They haven't done that yet."



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