WASHINGTON — The grieving family of Tyre Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions w
itnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring brutal, deadly violence at the hands of police.
Nichols’ mother RowVaughn Wells and his stepfather Rodney Wells urged people in Memphis and across the country to show their support for the family by protesting peacefully, but it was unclear whether it would make any difference. The video shows officers, winded from chasing Nichols on foot, struggling to deal with the residual impact of pepper spray. On the audio track, they speculate about Nichols being “on something.” At one point, Nichols is heard crying out several times for his mother, who lives just blocks away.
Protesters were gathering in the streets of Memphis after the video was released, as well as in other U.S. cities including Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., but they appeared to be well-organized and peaceful. “Think about the weight of a kidnapping charge being brought against officers who are wearing a badge, a shield, carrying weapons on their duty belt, acting under the cover of law,” Romanucci said.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis described the actions of the officers as “heinous, reckless and inhumane,” noting the department has been unable to substantiate the reckless driving allegation that prompted the traffic stop. Philip Sellinger, the U.S. district attorney for the District of New Jersey, said in a statement that the Justice Department had already opened a criminal civil rights investigation into the death. He echoed the calls for peaceful protest.
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