US Vice President Kamala Harris and members of George Floyd’s family will be among those attending Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memphis on Wednesday.
The White House announced the move ahead of the service at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
Family members of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, who were both killed at the hands of police in the US in 2020, will also attend the father-of-one’s funeral.
Mr Nichols, 29, was savagely beaten by several Memphis Police officers who punched, kicked and hit him with a baton after he was pulled over in a traffic stop in Memphis on 7 January.
He died three days later in hospital.
Punched, kicked and tasered: Timeline of violent arrest of Tyre Nichols
So far five black police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes over his death, while two other officers were suspended from duty.
Yesterday, Memphis Fire Department also confirmed it had fired three of its members after an investigation found Mr Nichols was left handcuffed on the ground without medical attention for nearly 15 minutes after the assault.
Disturbing bodycam footage from the altercation shows Mr Nichols screaming out for his mother as he was beaten by police.
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‘I didn’t do anything’, pleads Tyre Nichols
Protests have taken place across a number of cities in the US following the release of the footage and Mr Nichols’ family have said they will not stop fighting for justice.
On Tuesday, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said prosecutors could bring more criminal charges against police officers and others in connection with the fatal beating, following mounting criticism over the handling of the case.
The five officers who were sacked and charged are Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr and Justin Smith, who are aged between 24 and 32-years-old.
Protests have taken place across the US including in New York
No criminal charges have been filed against Preston Hemphill, a white police officer who was suspended from duty after the attack and was not present at the time of the fatal beating.
On body camera footage from the initial stop, Hemphill is heard saying that he had tasered Mr Nichols, declaring: “I hope they stomp his ass.”
Police said a seventh officer who was not immediately identified was also relieved of duty without pay and has not been charged. His role in the incident has not been disclosed.
The killing of Mr Nichols follows the death of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020 which led to mass protests in the US over police brutality.
Mr Floyd was killed after a white police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes in Minneapolis, and Ms Taylor was fatally shot during a botched police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states on Saturday.
Around 1,200 demonstrations were planned in locations including Washington DC, New York City and West Palm Beach, Florida – just miles away from where the US president has this weekend played golf.
The “Hands Off!” protests were against the Trump administration’s handling of government downsizing, human rights and the economy, among other issues.
In Washington DC, protesters streamed on the grass in front of the Washington Monument, where one person carried a banner which read: “Make democracy great again.”
Thousands gathered in Washington DC to rally against various Trump policies. Pic: AP
Pic: AP
Another protester took aim at Mr Trump‘s handling of Russia and Ukraine, with a placard that read: “Stop Putin’s puppets from destroying America.”
Tesla boss Mr Musk also featured on many signs due to his role in controversial government cuts as head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Demonstrators in NYC. Pic: AP
People marching in Atlanta, Georgia. Pic: Reuters
A rally in Vermont. Pic: The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
Terry Klein, a retired biomedical scientist, said she drove to the rally to protest Mr Trump’s policies on “everything from immigration to the DOGE stuff to the tariffs this week, to education”.
“I mean, our whole country is under attack, all of our institutions, all the things that make America what it is,” she added.
A drone view of the protest at the Utah State Capitol building. Pic Reuters
A protester sports a Handmaid’s Tale costume. Pic: Reuters
Pic: Reuters
Some at the various protests carried Ukrainian flags, while others sported rainbow attire and waved rainbow flags in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Other protesters wore Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and carried “Free Palestine” signs.
Thousands marched in New York City’s midtown Manhattan and in Boston, Massachusetts, while hundreds gathered in the sunshine outside the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City, and in the rain outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.
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Mr Trump – who shook financial markets with his tariffs announcement this week – spent the day in Florida, playing a round of golf before returning to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
People protest in Manhattan. Pic: Reuters
Activists in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pic: AP
Some four miles from Mar-a-Lago, more than 400 people gathered – and drivers honked their horns in support of protesters who held up signs including one which read: “Markets tank, Trump golfs.”
The White House has said Mr Trump plans to go golfing again on Sunday.
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