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‘There’s a lot of tension’: Gainesville civil rights group to hold vigil after police killing of Tyre Nichols. Here’s what you need to know
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Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. - photo by Gerald Herbert | Associated Press
A longtime Gainesville civil rights group will hold a prayer vigil Monday evening for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose fatal beating by Memphis police officers, also Black, sparked outrage across the country after the city released footage of the beating last week.