The Memphis Police Department’s Scorpion Unit was established in 2021 to establish peace in high-crime, hot-spot neighborhoods. So how did unarmed 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols […]
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Former Memphis officers plead not guilty for death of Tyre Nichols | USA TODAY
The five former Memphis police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols have pleaded not guilty during a court arraignment. RELATED: Memphis officers charged […]
Continue readingWatch: Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death appear in court
Five former Memphis police officers who have been charged with murder and other crimes in connection to the beating of Tyre Nichols after an alleged […]
Continue readingNichols’ death prompts Al Sharpton to call for scrutiny of special police units | USA TODAY
In the wake of Tyre Nichols' deadly encounter with Memphis police's SCORPION unit, Al Sharpton called for special units to be reexamined. RELATED: 'Beat to […]
Continue reading‘Beat to death on no crime’: Rev. Al Sharpton condemns ex-Memphis cops | USA TODAY
Reverend Al Sharpton addressed the Tyre Nichols' traffic stop video, slammed the ex-Memphis officers accused of Nichols' death. RELATED: Video shows Tyre Nichols' deadly encounter […]
Continue readingVideo shows Tyre Nichols’ deadly encounter with police | USA TODAY
Memphis Police release footage from four cameras that captured the fatal beating of 29-year old Tyre Nichols. Nichols died three days after his arrest. RELATED: […]
Continue readingFive ex-officers charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols | USA TODAY
Protests crop up across the U.S. after Memphis police released footage that showed officers beating Tyre Nichols. He died after a traffic stop earlier this […]
Continue readingTyre Nichols’ family attorney calls for end of SCORPION units | USA TODAY
Tyre Nichols' family attorney Antonio Romanucci called police SCORPION units "oppression units" that target "the most vulnerable." RELATED: Memphis police officers fired, arrested for the […]
Continue readingMemphis police officers fired, arrested for the death of Tyre Nichols | USA TODAY
Five Memphis police officers were fired and arrested with murder following an internal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols. RELATED: Virginia teacher shot by […]
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