Claim: RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died in early 2023 after an encounter with five Black police officers, said, "I hate the fact that it was five Black men that actually did this to another Black man. My son probably was their age. They just brought disgrace to themselves  They just brought disgrace to everyone."
Fact-check: Did Tyre Nichols' Mother Say She Hated That '5 Black Men Did This' to Her Son?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2023-02-01T18:16:00