Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on President Biden to use the power of the bully pulpit to push for police reform in the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a Black 29-year-old father, at the hands of Memphis police.
“It may have been Tyre Nichols yesterday, but it could be any one of us today and tomorrow,” CBC Chairman Steven Horsford, D-Nev., said during a Tuesday morning press conference ahead of the State of the Union.
Nichols died in a hospital three days after being pulled over for what police said was reckless driving. Five officers who beat Nichols were indicted and jailed on charges including second-degree murder. Other officers have been relieved of duty pending an investigation.
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