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Demonstrators protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death

Associated Press

The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP)

Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating by police shown on video

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

People attend a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)

Live Updates | Release of video of Tyre Nichols’ beating

Associated Press

People attend a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)

Biden urges peaceful protests in Memphis ahead of Tyre Nichols video release

The Washington Times

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, leaves at the conclusion of a candlelight vigil for Tyre, in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Ziaire Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Lakers rally to snap Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant drives against San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Ja Morant gifts gear to young fan who had signed ball stolen

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Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan (5) receives the MVP trophy following the First Responder Bowl NCAA college football game against Utah State, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Henigan helps Memphis rout Utah State in First Responder Bowl

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) argues with referee Karl Lane during the fourth quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Memphis guard Ja Morant fined $35K after jawing at referee during game

Associated Press

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, right, shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

Wizards top Grizzlies to earn fourth straight victory

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) scores over Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

Bane scores 31, Morant 22 as Grizzlies beat Kings 125-110

By Cameron Salerno - Associated Press

Students work in a classroom at Beecher Hills Elementary School in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

Massive learning setbacks show COVID’s sweeping toll on kids

By Bianca Vázquez Toness and Sharon Lurye - Associated Press

Jerry Lee Lewis performs at the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival in New Orleans on May 2, 2015. Lewis and the late country singer Keith Whitley will join the Country Music Hall of Fame. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

Mourners pray in the parking lot of an AutoZone, which was one of several crime scenes left in the wake of a shooting spree Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 in Memphis, Tenn. Police say a gunman terrorized Memphis for hours as he cruised the streets shooting people, apparently at random. Four people were killed and three others were wounded.. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)

Day of terror in Memphis leaves family and friends bereft

By Travis Loller and Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

A group of runners cross the Veteran's Bridge as they return to Girls Preparatory School as they take part in &quot;Finish Eliza's Run&quot; on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The approximately four mile run was to memorialize, Eliza Fletcher, the Memphis runner, and mother of two, who was murdered during her early morning run. (Robin Rudd /Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

Thousands of runners rally around U.S. to ‘Finish Eliza’s Run’

Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the Memphis Police Department, 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, of Memphis, Tenn., is shown. Police in Tennessee said Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, they found Fletcher's body after she was abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that she was killed after she was forced into an SUV on Friday morning. Cleotha Abston has been charged with kidnapping and murder in the case. (Courtesy of Memphis Police Department via AP, File)

Slain jogger recalled as ‘bright light’ with ‘zest for life’

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

The Memphis, Tenn., skyline is dominated by the Memphis Pyramid, an arena that sits on the Mississippi River, shown in this February 1999 image. The city of Memphis has become one of the largest cities in the U.S. to challenge its head count from the 2020 Census. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Man driving around Memphis shooting at people, police warn

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

This undated photo released by the Memphis Police Department shows 19-year-old shooting suspect Ezekiel Kelly. Police in Memphis, Tenn., warned residents to shelter in place as a man they identified as Kelly drives around the city shooting at people on Wednesday night, Sept. 7, 2022. (Memphis Police Department via AP)

Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 dead

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Memphis police officers search an area where a body had been found in South Memphis, Tenn., near Victor Street and East Person Ave., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

Memphis police identify body of Eliza Fletcher, abducted jogger; suspect facing murder charges

Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Memphis Police Department, 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher is shown. Authorities in Tennessee searched Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, for Fletcher, who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus. (Courtesy of Memphis Police Department via AP)

Man charged in jogger abduction previously kidnapped prominent attorney

Associated Press