Vice President Harris to Attend Beating Victim Tyre Nichols’ Funeral in Memphis
Vice President Kamala Harris will on Feb. 1 attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Fed Ex worker and father of a 4-year-old son who died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic-stop beating by five Memphis police officers.
The funeral will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis.
Harris spoke to Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, stepfather Rodney Wells, and family attorney Ben Crump on Jan. 31.
In a statement, Crump said that Harris was invited to attend the funeral during the phone call.
The city of Memphis released video of the violent encounter between police and motorist Tyre Nichols. (AP)
“Vice President Harris and Ms. Wells spoke exclusively, and during this emotional time, the vice president was able to console Ms. Wells and even help her smile,” Crump said….