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.
Tag: Mills, Desmond Jr (Memphis, Tenn, Police Officer)
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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.
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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.