Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit under scrutiny after Tyre Nichols’ death

DA: 5 Memphis cops 'all responsible' for Tyre Nichols' death

The five Black police officers found to be “directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols," were fired last week.

DA: 5 Memphis cops 'all responsible' for Tyre Nichols' death

The legal team said officers beat Tyre Nichols for 3 minutes in a 'savage' encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Rodney King.

Five Black Memphis Police Officers Charged with Murder in Death of Tyre Nichols

Five now former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree murder and kidnapping on Thursday in the death of a black motorist named Tyre Nichols. The officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith – were fired on Friday after the motorist, Tyre Nichols, died following a…

After Tyre Nichols' beating death, Memphis police 'SCORPION' unit under fire

All five of the Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols are members of the department's "SCORPION" unit.

Tyre Nichols death: Memphis police release bodycam footage

Police on Friday released videos showing the deadly police beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 10, three days after he was stopped by police a short distance from his home in Memphis.

Memphis special police unit accused in Tyre Nichols' death faces scrutiny

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Some of the five former Memphis police officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a recently created unit that was tasked with tackling rising crime in the city. When it was launched in 2021, the SCORPION unit — Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our