TOPSHOT - Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference at Mason Temple: Church of God in Christ World Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 31, 2023. - The family of Tyre Nichols, attorney Ben Crump, and Reverend Al Sharpton are speaking to the media to respond to the administrative action against two additional Memphis police officers, and the firing of three Memphis Fire Department employees. (Photo by SETH HERALD / AFP) (Photo by SETH HERALD/AFP via Getty Images)
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<meta ='description' content='Millions of people across the country were outraged after witnessing the brutal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers in a video that has since gone viral. What initially began as a traffic stop for aggressive driving ended in five Memphis police officers being charged with the murder of a young Black man. The five officers responsible include Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean, Emmitt Martin The Third, Desmond Mills And Demetrius Haley. However, according to court documents from a 2015 lawsuit, Haley was previously accused of violence toward an inmate when he worked as a corrections officer. New details have emerged revealing a sixth officer. The officer who goes by the name Preston Hemphill is now off the force as well after his body camera showed him fire a taser at Nichols. Should these officers have been vetted more closely before being allowed to protect and serve? Could there be more to this senseless act of violence? The Shade Room investigates…'/>
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</script></div><p>The funeral for <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/exclusive-new-details-emerge-surrounding-the-brutal-slaying-of-tyre-nichols-tsr-investigates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Tyre Nichols</strong></a>, a 29-year-old Black man who passed away due to police brutality during a traffic stop in Memphis last month, is currently underway at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Tennessee.</p>
<p>The memorial service for Tyre Nichols began at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church at 1 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EST). It is expected to be attended by Vice President <strong>Kamala Harris</strong>, a brother of <strong>George Floyd</strong> and the mother of <strong>Breonna Taylor</strong>.</p>
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<p>The Rev. Al Sharpton <a class="link yahoo-link" href="https://news.yahoo.com/id-honored-rev-al-sharpton-115055598.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-ylk="slk:deliver the eulogy;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;" data-rapid_p="10" data-v9y="1"><strong>delivered the eulogy</strong></a> according to Yahoo news.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Five armed police officers against one unarmed Black man. That&#8217;s not (being the police) that&#8217;s being a punk,&#8221; Sharpton said to a large round of applause from those in attendance.</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">&#8220;It Touched Me When I Heard Tyre Yell Out For His Mother (In His Time Of Death), Just Like George Floyd Did,&#8221; Rev. Sharpton Says</h3>
<p>Sharpton added: &#8220;you better think twice now before you shoot an unarmed man. You better think twice now when you apply a chokehold, like in the case of George Floyd.&#8221;</p>
<figure id="attachment_110435" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-110435" style="width: 1140px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-110435" src="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246719556-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="1140" height="760" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110435" class="wp-caption-text">RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, is walked into Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and family members on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Lucy Garrett/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote><p>And as for qualified immunity, &#8220;your wife would be telling you before you leave for work, &#8216;behave yourself! You want to be a tough guy?&#8217; Because we could lose our home, our car. Let&#8217;s see if you have the same manners on the Black side of town that you do for the white side of town,&#8221; Sharpton went on to say to a rousing applause.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>To watch the funeral live online, please watch the embed video from <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/01/tyre-nichols-memphis-funeral-livestream-al-sharpton-to-preside/?adid=social-tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> below.</strong></p>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;It touched me when I heard Tyre yell out for his mother (in his time of death) just like George Floyd did,&#8221; Rev. Sharpton said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, Ben Crump gave praise to local community activists, claiming the country would not have been aware of this tragedy without their hard work.</p>
<p>The funeral comes just days after the firing of three EMTs who responded to the fatal assault of <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=tyre+&;post_type=post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Tyre Nichols</strong></a> following an internal investigation, according to the Memphis Fire Department.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Funeral Comes Just Days After Five Memphis PD Officers Charged With Tyre&#8217;s Murder, EMT&#8217;s Fired</h3>
<p>On Monday, Robert Long, JaMichael Sandridge and Lt. Michelle Whitaker were all found to have violated department rules and protocols in connection to their response for Nichols on January 7.</p>
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<p>Also on Monday, a sixth Memphis police officer was relieved of duty following footage of the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols being made public.</p>
<p>According to <strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/us/tyre-nichols-protests-monday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a></strong>, the individual is named Officer Preston Hemphill.</p>
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<p>Additionally, “two Shelby County deputies and Memphis Fire Department employees” have been relieved of duty.</p>
<p>Five police officers have since been charged with murder in Tyre Nichols&#8217; death: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith.</p>
<p>Two of the officers, Mills and Smith, have already posted $250,000 bond &; were released.</p>
<p><strong>Other ways to watch: Yahoo News is streaming the service on its <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/tyre-nichols-funeral-live-video-updates-memphis-sharpton-kamala-harris-133246518.html">live feed.</a> You can watch Tyre Nichols’ funeral on Yahoo News’ website and mobile app by <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/tyre-nichols-funeral-live-video-updates-memphis-sharpton-kamala-harris-133246518.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clicking here</a>.</strong></p>
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