Who are Tyre Nichols' parents? Mother says Memphis officers 'brought shame to the Black community'
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: The mother of Tyre Nichols, the brutal beating victim who died after a confrontation with the Memphis cops during a traffic stop stated that the officers have "brought shame to their families" and "brought shame to the Black community." Three days after the confrontation with cops of the Memphis Police Department, Nichols, 29, died on January 10 in a hospital where he was given care.
In her first interview since the arrest of the former officers, Row Vaughn Wells said through tears that “They have put their own families in harm’s way. They have brought shame to their own families. They brought shame to the Black community. I feel sorry for them. I really do. I really feel sorry for them, because they didn’t have to do this.” Last week, the five officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith were fired from duty.
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Who are Tyre Nichols' parents?
Tyre Nichols', the fatal beating victim was born to his parents Row Vaughn Wells and Rodney Row Vaughn Wells and has a brother and sister. Mourning at the loss of her son, Row Vaughn recalled the day police came to her door after the tragic incident. In the interview with CNN, she revealed that “Now that I’m actually putting things together, I believe they were trying to cover it up when they first came to my door."
She also said, “I do know that he was a good person. And that all this – all the good in Tyre will come out and so that’s what keeps me going because I just feel like my son was sent here on assignment.” She added, “His assignment is – was over. It’s over. And he was sent back home. And God is not gonna let any of his children’s names go in vain. So, when this is all over, it’s gonna be some good and some positive because my son was a good and positive person.”
“I’m still trying to understand all of this and trying to wrap my head around all of this. It’s still like a nightmare right now. I don’t have my baby. I’ll never have my baby again,” she said grieving at the loss.
Nichols' stepfather Rodney Wells grieved at the loss and said that no parent should go through what they did. “Family and the attorneys we have will not stop until we get justice. And like I said from day one, justice for us is murder one, and anything less than that we will not accept,” he said.
Recalling how much Nichols' enjoyed skating, his mother spoke highly of him and called him "near-perfect." At a protest, last weekend, Nichols' sister Kenyana Dixon said, "What they did to my brother might have killed us all."