At Tyre Nichols’ funeral, Kamala Harris calls for national police reform
by Erin B. Logan and Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times
Feb 01, 2023
3 minutes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Congress must act to pass national police reform, Vice President Kamala Harris told mourners at the Wednesday funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after being beaten bloody by Memphis police officers last month.
Harris’ trip to the Southern city comes five days after Memphis officials released nearly one hour of videos showing officers punching and kicking Nichols after a traffic stop. Nichols died at a local hospital three days later.
Five officers shown in the videos —
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