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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.

Handling of Tyre Nichols Case in Memphis Reflects a National Shift

With cameras nearly everywhere, and residents wary, the authorities are moving faster and speaking critically when officers are accused of beatings.

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.

What We Know About Tyre Nichols’s Lethal Encounter With Memphis Police

Five officers were charged with second-degree murder, as the city braced for the release of video footage.

5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder in Death of Tyre Nichols

As the city awaits video of the fatal encounter with Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, a law enforcement official described the footage as “absolutely appalling.”