Family of Tyre Nichols files $500M civil suit against Memphis and police over deadly beating.

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The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after being brutally beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop in January, has filed a lawsuit against the city, its police department, and the officers involved. The lawsuit alleges that the beating was a result of unconstitutional policies and practices, and compares it to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till. Five officers involved in the beating have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. The case has sparked widespread outrage and calls for police reform.
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