Tyre Nichols loved skateboarding. That's how his friends say they'll remember him
Old videos of Nichols on his skateboard have taken on new meaning in recent days — offering friends a way to remember what he loved and how he lived, as opposed to the harrowing way he died.
Updated January 29, 2023 at 3:49 PM ET
In one video, Tyre Nichols is about 17 years old, skating along a mini ramp as the sun paints his hometown of Sacramento, Calif., bright orange. In another clip, Nichols trips off his skateboard while practicing a trick but remains unfazed. Instead, he tries again and again until he eventually gets it right.
Nichols' childhood friend, Austin Robert, recorded these videos more than a
