Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memphis
US vice-president invited to funeral by family of black man who died after being beaten by police officersKamala Harris, the US vice-president, will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the black man who died three days after Memphis police officers savagely beat him following a traffic stop earlier this month, the White House has said.Nichols will be eulogised by the Rev Al Sharpton at a service at Mississippi Boulevard christian church in Memphis on Wednesday morning. Family members of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, who were killed in 2020 by police in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, will also attend.
