Memphis police chief loses preliminary reappointment vote after Tyre Nichols death
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Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis loses reappointment vote after Tyre Nichols death.
The Memphis City Council on Tuesday voted to open a path to vote Police Chief C.J. Davis out of her post.
In the 7-6 vote, the council recommended that Davis not remain in her position, and that a full city council vote be held on Jan.23 to make the ultimate determination of whether she will continue to be the police chief, according to the city council office.
In what was the first meeting between the newly-elected city council and Davis, the police chief was heavily criticized regarding her actions in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police in January 2023.
Some council members claimed that Davis failed to order the Memphis Police Department to follow city ordinances passed following Tyre Nichols' death, which were enacted to stop pretextual traffic stops. Nichols was stopped by police the night of Jan. 7, when he was beaten for reasons that were not observable on the officers' body camera footage.
