PHOTOS: Decatur vigil remembers Tyre Nichols

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PHOTOS: Decatur vigil remembers Tyre Nichols

Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights organized a vigil in Decatur on Sunday evening, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police.

A woman puts a candle on the ground during a vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A tribute made with candles was placed on the ground during a vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Activists and community members embrace each other at Decatur Square during a vigil on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights organized the vigil. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A small child gets help to light a candle during a vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Community elders Mama Nobantu (left) and Maimuna Ricks were invited to light the first candle during a vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights organized the metro vigil. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Mawueli Davis from Beacon Hill Alliance for Human Rights (center) speaks about the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police during a candlelight vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Activists and community members listen to a speaker at Decatur Square during a vigil on Sunday, January 28, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Th Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights organized the event. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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A woman puts a candle on the ground during a vigil at Decatur Square on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. (Photo: Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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