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Tyre Nichols loved photography, skateboarding, sunsets and his 4-year-old son, according to his friends and family.
Nichols died Jan. 10, three days after a traffic stop encounter with five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers; video shows they brutally beat him. Since then, people who knew Nichols have shared details about his life to help ensure his memory is more than one of police violence.
There is still a lot that is unknown about what led to Nichols’ fatal encounter with police. The five officers, who were fired, have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault and more in connection with Nichols’ death. In days following the video’s Jan. 27, officials announced that two more police officers had been placed on leave and three fire department personnel were fired.
Neither investigators nor attorneys for officers have released any solid information about the officers’ motive in pulling Nichols over. Though an initial Jan. 8 police statement attributed the Jan. 7 traffic stop to “reckless driving,” the Memphis police chief told CNN Jan. 27 that a review of evidence, including surveillance cameras, did not substantiate that claim…