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Tyre Nichols' mother on violent confrontation

(24 Jan 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER:4416180 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Memphis, Tennessee - 23 January 2023 1. STILL: Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols 2. SOUNDBITE (English) RowVaughn Wells, Mother of Tyre Nichols: "It's just so hard to even fathom all of this because it's not even real to me right now. I, I don't have any feelings right now. I don't even know how to... I don't know anything right now. All I know is my son Tyre is not here with me anymore. He will never walk through that door again. 3. STILL: Wells cries at a news conference ANNOTATION: Tyre Nichols' mother says her son was 80 yards from home when police "murdered him" during a traffic stop. 4. SOUNDBITE (English) RowVaughn Wells, Mother of Tyre Nichols: "All my son was trying to do was get home, that's all he tried to do was come home. He was two minutes from the house when they stopped him. He was less than 80 yards away when they murdered him. 5. STILL: Wells comforted by Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells ANNOTATION: RowVaughn Wells said that her son didn't do drugs, carry a gun or like confrontation, and that police had no reason to pull him over. 6. STILL: Wells cries at a news conference ANNOTATION: Police said that Nichols ran from the officers during the traffic stop, and that "another confrontation" occurred after they caught up to him. 6. Wells speaking d ring news conference ANNOTATION: Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have a heart attack. 7. STILL: Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols ANNOTATION: Authorities have only said that Nichols experienced a medical emergency. 8. SOUNDBITE (English) RowVaughn Wells, Mother of Tyre Nichols: Because at the end of the day, my son and no son deserves this, at all." STORYLINE: Tyre Nichols' mother says her son was 80 yards from home when Memphis police officers "murdered him" during a violent confrontation that happened during a traffic stop. RowVaughn Wells said during a news conference Monday that her son didn't do drugs, carry a gun or like confrontation, and that police had no reason to pull him over on the night of Jan. 7. Police have said that the 29-year-old father and avid skateboarder ran from the officers after a "confrontation" during the traffic stop, and that "another confrontation" occurred after they caught up to him. Relatives have accused police of beating Nichols and causing him to have a heart attack. Authorities have only said that Nichols experienced a medical emergency. The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the arrest, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether excessive force was used. City and community leaders have expressed concern about the possibility of civil unrest following the video's release. Nichols was arrested after officers stopped him for reckless driving, police said. In a news release the day after his arrest, the police department said that as officers approached the vehicle, "a confrontation occurred' and he ran. It said officers caught up to him and that "another confrontation occurred" while they were taking him into custody. Police said he complained of shortness of breath and was hospitalized. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...