A prayer vigil will celebrate the life of Tyre Nichols tonight, and the community is welcome to attend, according to an invitation sent by Nichols’ family attorneys Thursday.
The vigil will begin at 7 p.m. at Tobey Skatepark (2599 Avery Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38112).
“Tyre died on January 10th, days after he was involved in a traffic stop conducted by the Memphis Police Department that left him critically injured,” reads the invitation. “Nichols fled the traffic stop scene, and the police began to chase him. Police brutalized him to the point of being unrecognizable.
“Officers were indicted by a grand jury and charged with second degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and official oppression on January 26th.”
Nichols’ funeral is slated to be held Wednesday, February 1st at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.