BREAKING: Justice Department launches investigation into the Memphis Police Department months after Tyre Nichols was brutally assaulted at a traffic stop and later died.
for possible violations in its use of force, searches and arrests and whether it engaged in discriminatory policing.the civil pattern or practice inquiry on Thursday, seeking to determine whether there are systemic constitutional or federal violations by the Memphis Police Department.
“Every person is entitled to constitutional and non-discriminatory policing in our country,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement. “Based on an extensive review of publicly available information and information provided to us, there are grounds to open this investigation now.
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