Nine sheriff’s deputies in Memphis have been indicted in the death of a man with mental health problems who died in custody last fall after being stomped, punched and pinned down, a sheriff and lawyer said on Wednesday night, the latest case to draw attention to how law enforcement responds to a person in mental…
MEMPHIS — Steel bridges curving over calm water. Neon lights pulsing above blues clubs. A fiery sun melting into a bank of clouds. Through the lens of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old aspiring photographer who loved skateboarding, Memphis was a landscape of unexpected color punctuated by moments of stillness. In 2020, Mr. Nichols moved to the…
MEMPHIS — His siblings remembered his passion for skateboarding and his love of photography. They said he had a sense of independence, a comfort and confidence in being himself, that had taken holdat an early age. At 29, Tyre Nichols was finding his way. But as his family gathered with hundreds of mourners for his…
MEMPHIS — Chief Cerelyn Davis of the Memphis Police had been on the job for only a few months in 2021 when she saw that homicide numbers were rising toward a record. Near her new home downtown, drivers were buzzing wildly through the streets, often late at night. She had a plan to confront the…
The officers, who were also arrested and booked at the Shelby County jail on Thursday, have all been released after posting bail. Lawyers for the officers said that they had not been able to see the video in advance. But they urged the community to avoid rushing to judgment. Blake Ballin, who represents Mr. Mills,…
MEMPHIS — Video footage released on Friday night shows Memphis Police officers punching, kicking and using a baton to beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose death has rocked the city and led to murder charges against five Black officers. The encounter begins with a traffic stop at an intersection, during which the police…
Tyre Nichols, 29, was beaten by Memphis police officers for three minutes on Jan. 7 after the officers had stopped him for reckless driving, lawyers for his family said on Monday. The stop escalated into a violent confrontation that ended with Mr. Nichols hospitalized in critical condition. Three days later, he died. The circumstances of…
NASHVILLE — Five Memphis police officers were fired on Friday after the department found that they had used excessive force and failed to intervene or provide help during a traffic stop this month involving a 29-year-old Black man who died in a hospital three days later, officials said. The firings, which were the result of…
Some students may also have missed out on important reading instruction early on. In the early to mid-2010s, when high schoolers today were in elementary school, many schools practiced — and still practice — “balanced literacy,” which focuses on fostering a love of books and storytelling. Instruction may include some phonics, but also other strategies,…