Tyre Nichols’ funeral is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the funeral, her office said. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy, according to the release.
Nichols’ funeral service is being held five days after the city of Memphis released videos showing the brutal police assault on him Jan. 7. Since the release, the Memphis Police Department’s Scorpion unit, whose members included the five fired officers charged with second-degree murder, has been permanently deactivated.
The fallout has also reached other agencies, including the Memphis Fire Department, which terminated three EMTs. Two additional Memphis police officers have also been relieved of duty.
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