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The Office of Governor Wes Moore

Governor Moore's Statement on the Killing of Tyre Nichols

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ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore releases statement on the killing of Tyre Nichols:

It's difficult not to fight back tears watching this video. The inhumanity that was shown to Tyre Nichols, a young skateboarder and amateur photographer, is intolerable by anybody, but especially by people whose job and responsibility it was to protect him. I'm thankful that the Department of Justice is engaged in this investigation, and these five individuals must be held to account for their barbarism.

I know I speak for all Marylanders as we grieve with Tyre's family, friends, and community.​