U.S. Justice Department investigating Memphis police for civil rights violations
The exterior of the Memphis Police Department North Main precinct is seen in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/Fil...
The exterior of the Memphis Police Department North Main precinct is seen in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo July 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into whether the Memphis Police Department has an unconstitutional "pattern or practice" of using excessive force and racial discrimination, department officials announced on Thursday. Earlier this year, the Justice Department agreed to join city officials and other agencies in a review of the Memphis Police Department after its officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, in the Tennessee city in January.