After seeing the video related to the death of Tiro Nichols, his parents spoke out.
The shocking death of Tire Nichols shocked the internet after video surfaced showing Memphis police beating him like a human piñata.
Nichols, a Memphis resident, was taken to the hospital after two tense run-ins with police on January 7. He died on January 10.
After an investigation, it was determined that the five police officers violated several official regulations during their detention, including those regarding the use of force.
Lawyers for Tyra Nichols’s family said Monday they viewed video of the encounter with police days before Nichols’ death.
They claimed the man suffered a brutal beating that was unadulterated, open and relentless, similar to the police treatment of Rodney King.
Nichols, 29, was taken to the hospital after he was taken into custody by police on January 7 in Memphis, Tennessee. He died three days later.
Tyra Nichols parents: mother Row Vaughn Wells and father Rodney RowVaughn Wells
Tire Nichols was born to parents Row Vaughn Wells and Rodney RowVaughn Wells.
He has a brother and a sister. There is currently no information about the private life of his family.
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tire Nichols, cries as Tire Nichols’ stepfather Rodney Wells comforts her. (Source: commercialappeal.com)
At the FedEx package delivery company, Nichols worked the second shift. Every night around 7 o’clock, he would return to his mother’s house to take a lunch break, according to his family.
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RowVaughn Wells, her mother, claimed that she had his name tattooed on her arm. She also told the New York Times how proud she was of it. She went on to say that her son was a kind soul and that most children do not write her mother’s name.
Meet Tire Nichols Mother Row Vaughn Wells
Nichols seems to have had a stronger bond with his mother than with his father.
According to statements they gave to the media, the beating of Nichols by the police was recorded on video, and you can see how he repeatedly yelled at his mother while it happened about 100 meters from his house.
Five officers involved in the traffic stop were fired last week after an administrative investigation found they violated department policy, according to a statement from Police Chief CJ Davis.
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On Monday, Memphis Fire Department spokeswoman Qwanesha Ward said two firefighters who assisted with the initial care of Nichols’ patient have been “relieved” due to an internal investigation.
Tire Nichols Father Rodney Row Vaughn Wells
Rodney Row Vaughn is the stepfather of Tire Nichols. Even if Rodney isn’t Nichols’ biological father, he loves him like his own son.
13 days after Nichols died of his injuries, his family and attorneys turned to the public and asked questions for the first time. (Source: commercialappeal.com)
During a protest in Memphis, Tennessee, Rodney Wells stood in front of a hospital with a photo of Nichols. No parent should have to witness what Rodney claimed to have seen on tape that day.
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His stepfather, Rodney Wells, provided a photo of Nichols in the hospital with a bloody face and what appeared to be a swollen eye. They put him on a ventilator, according to his mother’s statement Monday.
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