Police Brutality / Individual record
Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols died after a violent encounter with Memphis officers following a traffic stop.
- Record ID
- PB-2066
- Date of death
- January 10, 2023
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Agency
- Memphis Police Department
- Category
- Fatal beating after traffic stop
What happened
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Investigation & findings
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Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology