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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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