Family of Tyre Nichols sues city of Memphis and police over deadly beating

Nichols died after beating by police, who said he was suspected of reckless driving but no evidence of traffic violation has emerged

The family of Tyre Nichols, a Black Tennessee man who died after been beaten by five police officers, has sued the city of Memphis, individual officers and emergency medical personnel involved in his case.

Lawyers for Nichols’s mother, RowVaughn Wells, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court in Memphis.