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WEB1 day ago · Martin is one of five former Memphis Police officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols on January 7, 2023, leading to Nichols' death three days later. ... Testimony from Memphis Police Detective ...
Jury sees video appearing to show medics failing to aid Tyre …
WEB2 days ago · The five former officers charged in this case were all members of the Memphis Police Department SCORPION unit -- a crime suppression unit that was disbanded after Nichols' death. All of the ...
Harrowing videos show police fatally beat Tyre Nichols, who cries …
WEBJan 28, 2023 · Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit under scrutiny after Nichols’ death. The 5 officers fired after Nichols' death were ' directly responsible for his 'physical abuse,' police chief...
Ex-Memphis police supervisor says there was 'no need' for …
WEB1 day ago · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — There was “no need” for five Memphis police officers to punch, kick, and hit Tyre Nichols with a baton on the night he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop, their former supervisor testified Thursday in the federal trial for three of the officers.. Dewayne Smith told the court he was a Memphis police lieutenant who supervised Scorpion Unit One, which included ...
Memphis special police unit accused in Tyre Nichols’ death faces ...
WEBJan 27, 2023 · All five of the former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a recently created unit that was tasked with tackling rising crime in the city.
What we know about the 5 Memphis police officers charged with beating …
WEBAnd some of the officers had been part of a new anti-violence unit called Scorpion, which stands for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, prosecutors confirmed.
Tyre Nichols arrest video released by city of Memphis - CNN
WEBJan 28, 2023 · All five former police officers indicted in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols were members of the now-scrapped SCORPION unit, a spokesperson with the Memphis Police Department confirmed to...
Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit under scrutiny after Tyre ...
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Authorities confirmed Thursday that officers from Scorpion were among those responsible in the alleged beating death of Tyre Nichols after a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols
WEBMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.
5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols ...
WEBSep 12, 2023 · Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was violently beaten by Memphis police officers in January and died in the hospital from his injuries. Nichols was repeatedly punched and kicked by the...