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 gathering in Hickory Hill marked the two-year anniversary of Tyre Nichols' tragic beating and ultimately his death, uniting family, friends and community members.

Members of Tyre Nichols’ family, community members, activists and faith leaders came together to march on the second anniversary of Nichols’ death. “We are getting stronger, but we’re not there,” Nichols’ father Rodney Wells said.

The family of Tyre Nichols, Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, and the Sacramento chapter of the NAACP are holding a vigil Tuesday to commemorate Nichol’s life, Kaplan’s office said. Nichols, who grew up in Sacramento,

Family, friends, and community members gathered at the Tyre Nichol Skate Park in Sacramento to honor him two years after he was brutally killed by Memphis police.

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.

A candlelight vigil and march is scheduled to be held in remembrance of Tyre Nichols on the second anniversary of his beating death. National civil rights Attorney Ben Crump, the family of Tyre Nichols,

Participants are encouraged to bring candles to light the way forward and honor Nichols’ legacy on Tuesday, Jan 7.

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.