Vigil For Tyre Nichols In Worcester Follows Bodycam Footage Release

WORCESTER, MA — A candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols will be held Monday in Worcester following the release of video showing the 29-year-old's brutal beating at the hands of Memphis police earlier this month.

Members of a Memphis police specialized crime unit called SCORPION pulled Nichols over on Jan. 7. Body camera and surveillance video footage released Friday shows the officers pulling Nichols out of a car, beating him with their feet and fists, dousing him with pepper spray and deploying Taser weapons on him.

Nichols died three days after the beating. A statement released by Memphis police after the beating said police had a "confrontation" with the 29-year-old that led to him being injured.

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Five officers involved in the violence were fired and indicted on charges including second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping. The SCORPION unit was disbanded over the weekend.

Worcester residents will join thousands of others who have held vigils and protests in recent days following the release of the video. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. organized by Free Worcester and the Independent Socialists Group.

"Join us at Worcester City Hall where we will hold a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols and hear community voices speak in memory of his life," the event flier says.