Memphis Police Department to be reviewed by DOJ after Tyre Nichols’ death

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'While we no doubt have a long way to go on the road to healing, hopefully through our actions, citizens will see we are working to be better and that we are heading down the right path,' Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland wrote in the memo.

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People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on Jan. 26 in Memphis, Tenn. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

The city of Memphis requested a Justice Department review of the city's police department after the death ofDriving the news: In addition to the DOJ, the International Association of Chiefs of Police will also be part of the "independent, external review" of the Memphis Police Department, per aThe review will include "an assessment of MPD’s Special Units and use of force policies," per the bulletin.

"While we no doubt have a long way to go on the road to healing, hopefully through our actions, citizens will see we are working to be better and that we are heading down the right path," Strickland wrote in the memo.The big picture:

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