Haley, Demetrius (Memphis, Tenn, Police Officer) – Page 2

Initial Police Report on Tyre Nichols Arrest Is Contradicted by Videos

The police report was the latest instance in which video evidence offered a starkly different account of police violence than what officers had reported themselves.

Memphis Police Disbands Unit Whose Officers Were Charged in Tyre Nichols’s Death

Mr. Nichols’s family and activists had demanded the scuttling of the group, the Scorpion unit, which patrolled high-crime areas of the city.

Video of Memphis Officers Beating Tyre Nichols Elicits Widespread Horror

As public officials and others condemned the actions they viewed, initial reactions from protesters around the country were largely peaceful.

Memphis Had Avoided Most Volatile Eruptions Over Policing. Until Now.

Despite a series of conflicts, the Memphis police force had not been in the center of the recent national debates over policing. The death of Tyre Nichols changed that.