MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyre Nichols' family plans to sue the city of Memphis, Tennessee and its police department over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city, their attorneys said.
Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Body camera footage of the altercation showed officers striking Nichols repeatedly.
The attorneys also plan to sue Memphis police for"intentional infliction of emotional distress for lying to his mother," Crump's office said in a statement.
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