Historical eventJanuary 282023

Tyre Nichols protests

Protests begin in the United States after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.

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When
Saturday, January 28 20233 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2023-01-27.

Place: Memphis, United States.

Type: protest.

What came before

Background Main article: Killing of Tyre Nichols On January 7, 2023, at approximately 8:21   p.m. CDT , [ 1 ] five Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers stopped Nichols on suspicion of reckless driving. Nichols ran away from the vehicle after the traffic stop. [ 2 ] When officers caught up with Nichols, they beat him for about three minutes, punching and kicking him in the head and striking him on the back with a baton while he was restrained. Three days later, Nichols died. [ 2 ]

Catalyst / how it started

Linked causes: killing of Tyre Nichols.

What happened

Protests over the killing of Tyre Nichols began on January 27, 2023, following the release of police body camera and surveillance footage showing five Black officers from the Memphis Police Department beating Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. The police assault on Nichols occurred on January 7, 2023, and he died three days later in a hospital. The five officers were subsequently fired and charged with second-degree murder. Protests first emerged in Memphis, Tennessee,

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January 28 2023 — 3 years ago, on a Saturday.

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