(AccuWeather) Funeral for Tyre Nichols delayed amid inclement weather
The funeral for Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, was delayed amid the winter storm that was affecting southern states on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. The service was delayed until 1 p.m. CST as the city remains under an ice storm warning that is expected to end on Thursday morning. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Following his arrest, he was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died on Jan. 10. Five Black police officers involved in the violent arrest were fired and each face several charges, including second-degree murder along with aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping. Three fire department workers who responded to the scene were also fired. Two additional police officers — Preston Hemphill, who is white and allegedly deployed his taser during the confrontation, and an unidentified officer — were relieved of duty but are currently not facing charges, authorities said Monday.
Nichols was the father of a 4-year-old son, an avid skateboarder and photographer from Sacramento, California. “This man walked into a room, and everyone loved him,” Angelina Paxton, a friend of Nichols who had traveled to Memphis for the service, told the AP.
