RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, looks towards Rodney Wells, Nichols’ stepfather, as former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith Jr. were found not guilty on all charges on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
FILE - A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File
Former Memphis Police Department officers Demetrius Haley, left, and Tadarrius Bean, center, hug as Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional behind them after they were acquitted of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
Keyana Dixon, the sister of Tyre Nichols, closes her eyes as former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith Jr. were found not guilty on all charges on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional as he hugs Michael Stengel, left, the defense attorney for fellow former officer Demetrius Haley, after Smith and the other two former officers were found not guilty on all charges by the jury on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy speaks to the media after the trial of three former Memphis police officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who were found not guilty in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Assistant District Attorney Paul Hagerman, top left, speaks the RowVauhn Wells, second from right, and her family before the verdict for three former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of her son, Tyre Nichols, is read in court Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Pool)
Judge James Jones Jr., listens during closing arguments in the trial of three former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Pool)
Assistant District Attorney Tanisha Johnson delivers closing arguments during the trial of three former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Pool)
Defense attorney Martin Zummach representing former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., delivers a closing argument during the trial of his client and two other former Memphis police officers accused in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Pool)
RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, looks towards Rodney Wells, Nichols’ stepfather, as former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith Jr. were found not guilty on all charges on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
