Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement about the killing of Tyre Nichols after he was detained by police: 

“My heart has been heavy with anticipation, and is even more so now with the knowledge of the details of the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols by police officers following a traffic stop.  My heart broke listening to his mother and thinking of his calls to her in his pain.

“No person in this country should experience or have to worry about experiencing such brutality or devastating loss at the hands of those who are sworn to protect us.

“As Americans, we must do better. And those of us who have been placed in positions of power by our fellow citizens—from those writing the laws to those enforcing them—must use that power in every way we can to ensure justice for all.  I am committed to doing to that work in Congress, and will continue to work to advance efforts for justice in policing and justice for Tyre.”