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Tyre Nichols’ stepfather Rodney Wells, second from left, and Mr. Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, third from left, close their eyes in prayer before a news conference about federal charges filed against five former officers in Mr. Nichols’ death on Tuesday in Memphis, Tenn.

Tyre Nichols’ stepfather Rodney Wells, second from left, and Mr. Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, third from left, close their eyes in prayer before a news conference about federal charges filed against five former officers in Mr. Nichols’ death on Tuesday in Memphis, Tenn.

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5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death

Five former Memphis Police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.