Tyre Nichols' parents and man who disarmed Monterey Park gunman invited to Biden's State of the Union
Tyre Nichols' parents and the man who disarmed the Monterey Park shooter have been invited to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Feb. 7.
The parents of Tyre Nichols and the man who disarmed the suspected Monterey Park shooter have been invited to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Feb. 7.
The brutal beating of Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee, police and the mass shooting at a dance hall in Monterey Park, California, this month have renewed calls for policing and gun control measures.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in an appearance Sunday on MSNBC that Nichols’ parents had accepted his invitation to attend the State of the Union.
“Earlier today, I spoke to the family of Tyre Nichols on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus to first extend our condolences to them, to let them know that we stand with them, to ask them what they want from us in this moment, to honor the legacy of their son and to extend an invitation to them to be our guest at the State of the Union on February 7 so that we can make sure that this issue of police culture, culture of policing, which, unfortunately in this country, has now contributed to countless deaths,” Horsford said.
Tyre Nichols.Courtesy Ben Crump LawBrandon Tsay, who disarmed the Monterey Park shooter at a dance hall in Alhambra, California, minutes after the gunman killed 11 people and wounded at least nine more at the first site, was invited to the State of the Union address by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.
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