MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Justice is investigating whether law enforcement in Memphis, Tennessee, engaged in 'discriminatory policing,' including in how it conducted traffic stops, in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this year, officials said Thursday.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Department of Justice is investigating whether law enforcement in Memphis, Tennessee, engaged in"discriminatory policing," including in how it conducted traffic stops, in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this year, officials said Thursday.
"The Justice Department is launching this investigation to examine serious allegations that the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department engage in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional conduct and discriminatory policing based on race, including a dangerously aggressive approach to traffic enforcement," Garland continued.
"This federal civil rights investigation will examine whether police violated the Constitution or federal civil rights laws in a systemic way," Clarke said at a news conference in Memphis alongside Kevin Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Davis added that the MPD will"continue to fully cooperate and work closely with the Department of Justice as its members conduct this next phase of their investigation" and that she is"committed to building and maintaining public trust with the citizens of Memphis."
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