Activists coming together in Chicago area to honor Tyre Nichols
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Organizations are honoring Tyre Nichols in the Chicago area Monday after the city of Memphis released video showing his violent Jan. 7 police arrest.
Five former Memphis police officers were fired and charged with murder in the death of Nichols, a Black man who died three days after being beaten in a traffic stop. Video footage of Nichols' arrest was released Friday evening.
Monday at 1 p.m., Lake County Black Lives Matter organizers plan to gather at the Waukegan Police Department.
In a statement, they applauded the swift action of the Memphis police chief for firing the five officers involved in Nichols' death. They hope it's "a template for the city of Waukegan."
Then, at 6 p.m., several groups will come together for a rally at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago.
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression said they stand in solidarity with Nichols' family, and want the officers charged with Nichols' murder to also face federal charges.
