The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Tennessee.
Incumbents
State government
Events
- January 27 – Tyre Nichols protests: Authorities in Memphis release footage of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being violently assaulted by multiple Memphis Police Department officers during a traffic stop on January 7.[1]
- March 27 – 2023 Covenant School shooting: Six people are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. The suspect is later killed by responding police officers.[2]
- April 6 – 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions: Two Democratic lawmakers are expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for participating in pro-gun control protests following the Covenant School shooting.[3]
- December 9 – A series of tornadoes hits Tennessee, killing six people.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Tyre Nichols' brutal beating by police shown on video". AP News. January 28, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Regan, Aditi Sangal,Elise Hammond,Maureen Chowdhury,Zoe Sottile,Amir Vera,Meg Wagner,Veronica Rocha,Melissa Macaya,Helen (March 27, 2023). "Multiple killed in Nashville school shooting: Live Updates". CNN. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tennessee House expels two Democrats in historic act of partisan retaliation". The Washington Post. April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Tennessee looks to recovery after string of deadly tornadoes". Reuters. December 10, 2023.