NEW: Tyre Nichols' mother has sued the city of Memphis and its police department over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city, court records show.
Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.The 139-page, 25-count civil complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court, includes allegations of excessive force and "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs," and called the traffic stop "unreasonable.
The lawsuit also claims that Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, suffered emotional distress due to "negligent acts and omissions" by officers following the incident and that police made "false representations" to her regarding her son's condition. The complaint, which is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, is demanding a jury trial.
Tyre Nichols who was pulled over while driving by Memphis Police Department officers on January 7, 2023, in a screen grab from a video released by Memphis Police Department, Jan. 27, 2023.Members of Nichols' family will be attending a Wednesday afternoon press briefing outside the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Memphis to announce the filing, their attorneys said.
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