As the sun set over Sacramento on Tuesday night, candles were lit and a message was lifted. January 7 marks two years since the brutal police beating death of Sacramento native Tyre Nichols, 29, captured the nation and sparked protests across the country demanding justice and police reform.

A vigil was held at a Natomas skatepark honoring the Sacramento native who was killed by Memphis police officers two years ago.

Two years after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by now-former Memphis police officers, family, friends and community members marched and held a vigil for Nichols in Hickory Hill.

Jan. 7 marks two years since the death of Tyre Nichols, who sat days in the hospital after suffering a brutal beating at the hands of now five former Memphis Police officers.