"Dressed as a cop with a Nazi armband": Swastika at Tyre Nichols funeral leaves internet in disbelief

Tyre Nichols’ funeral, which was held on Wednesday in Memphis, attracted large crowds, including a plethora of leaders. As many keenly participated in the service, some noticed a man wearing a Nazi armband. Many were flabbergasted by the incident and smashed the anonymous person relentlessly on social media.

The three-hour ceremony included gospel songs, African drumming and speeches. It was held just five days after the city released disturbing bodycam footage of the brutal police assault on Tyre Nichols.

During the live-stream of the wake, people noticed a stranger wearing a red hand band that featured a swastika. The person could not be recognized. He had also covered his face with a mask. Clips of the stranger in the wake has been circulating across social media platforms.

Those who wish to view the funeral can watch it in the YouTube video below. If one goes to the 3:27 mark in the video, one can see the man wearing the armband.

Internet users react to man wearing Swastika band at Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Netizens were astonished by the occurrence. Many could not believe that he was let into the wake while wearing the band. Several people called him out for his actions on social media. A few reactions read:

Vice President Kamala Harris attends Tyre Nichols’ funeral

Amongst several prominent leaders appearing at the 29-year-old’s wake, Vice President Kamala Harris attended the same to share her condolences with the grieving family. In her speech, she stated that the country was mourning alongside Nichols’ parents.

She went on to call the death of the father-of-one as an “act of violence” at the hands of those in charge of “keeping them safe.”

Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, continued to call for justice following Tyre Nichols’ death. He also echoed Harris' sentiments of rallying for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to be passed. Sharpton said:

Graphic bodycam footage showed Tyre Nichols being brutally kicked, punched, pepper sprayed, tasered and getting beaten multiple times by a baton. Law enforcement claimed that they stopped him for reckless driving.

Following his death, the cops behind the attack have been charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping, assault, official misconduct and oppression. Two employees from the fire department who responded to the attack have also been fired.

The assault echoed the same sentiments as of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, both of whom died as a result of police violence.

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