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Tyre Nichols funeral: mourners gather in Memphis for memorial service – latest

Tyre Nichols funeral: mourners gather in Memphis for memorial service – latest

Nichols died after being beaten by Memphis police officers Kamala Harris expected to attend with the Rev Al SharptonGood morning, live blog readers. The funeral of Tyre Nichols is expected to be held later today at 1pm local time in Memphis, Tennessee. Mourners will gather at Mississippi Boulevard Christian church where they will celebrate the life of Nichols, who was beaten by five Memphis police officers on 7 January and died later in hospotal. Vice-president Kamala Harris is expected to attend, along with the Rev Al Sharpton, who will deliver a eulogy.On Tuesday, Sharpton gathered alongside Nichols’ family at the Church of God in Christ in Memphis and said: “We are going to have a dignified funeral service, not a marathon, tomorrow, and let the family mourn and receive whatever messages and the vice president, but this is not about politics tomorrow – it’s about justice.”

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