EditorialAttorney Ben Crump speaks during a press conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialAttorney Ben Crump speaks during a press conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialRowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, and his stepfather Rodney Wells, right, during a news conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church, in Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialRowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, speaks during a press conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
Editorial Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a press conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)