The Memphis police department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a US Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
A report released on Wednesday marked the conclusion of the investigation that began six months after Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest him after he fled a traffic stop.
The report says: “Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve.”
In an emailed statement, Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the justice department’s civil rights division, said: “The people of Memphis deserve a police department and city that protects their civil and constitutional rights, garners trust and keeps them safe.”
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