Dallas City Hall Unites Law Enforcement, Police Monitor, and Public Following Death of Tyr Nichols

Dallas City and County Law Enforcement to Join Religious Leaders to Meet with the Public Monday Night to Discuss Death Sheena Nichols at the hands of the police in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Town Hall of the Unity project will be held on Monday at 18:00 at the address: Community of Saint Luke UMC.

“After Tyre Nichols died at the hands of the police, Project Unity, in partnership with the Dallas Police Department, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Dallas Local Police Oversight Department, is inviting the public to visit the local town hall to hear from the voices of the police and the public in a timely conversation about relations between the police and the community,” reads a press release announcing the event.

St. Luke’s pastor Richie Butler says the purpose of the event is to help bridge the gap that still exists between police and the community, and what changes local law enforcement is making after Nichols’ death to ensure a tragedy like this doesn’t happen again. happen in Dallas.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia, Dallas County Sheriff Marion Brown and Dallas City Police Inspector Tonya McClary will speak to the public and answer questions.

“For our law enforcement leadership to express their feelings and concerns [regarding Nichols’ death in Memphis] and that it wasn’t good security, but let the community here know what we’re doing here in Dallas to ensure it doesn’t happen here,” Butler said. “There is always more to be done, but I think we should take a step back and acknowledge, celebrate and recognize the progress that has been made in that we have a police oversight review process and a department that is committed to law enforcement and held accountable. ”

ONLINE: Read more about the event here.