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New, Shocking Development in the Tyre Nichols Beating Case
Desmond Mills Jr. was one of five officers with the SCORPION gang unit who got smacked with state charges of second-degree murder. Mills and the others are accused of brutally beating Tyre Nichols the evening of Jan 7 after he was pulled over for alleged reckless driving.
Tyre Nichols' Family Sues Memphis Police Over Beating, Death Tyre Nichols, 29, died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers. Five officers are charged with second-degree murder in Nichols' death. The lawsuit claims the SCORPION unit used 'extreme intimidation, humiliation, and violence'
Family files federal suit against Memphis police over Tyre Nichols’ death Tyre Nichols died in January 2023, several days after he was viciously beaten by several police officers after a traffic stop in Memphis. The lawsuit accuses the department’s so-called SCORPION unit of using “extreme intimidation, humiliation, and violence,” and disproportionately targeting young Black men. The reason Nichols was pulled over to begin with has still not been substantiated.
Family files federal suit against Memphis police over Tyre Nichols’ death The family of Tyre Nichols has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the Memphis police over the 29-year-old’s beating and death. Nichols died in January 2023, several days after he was viciously beaten by several police officers after a traffic stop in Memphis. The officers who were later fired and charged with second-degree murder in connection to Nichols’ death were part of the SCORPION unit, which was quickly disbanded after.
Tyre Nichols’ Family Sues Memphis Police Over His Death Tyre Nichols, 29, died after a brutal beating by five police officers. Lawsuit accuses officials of allowing aggressive tactics to go unchecked. Five officers charged with beating Nichols were members of SCORPION unit.
Department of Justice will review specialized police units in the wake of Tyre Nichols beating Department of Justice will review use of force and de-escalation policies in Memphis. Five officers from the now-disbanded SCORPION unit were charged in the death of Tyre Nichols. The review of specialized units will be separate from the Memphis review.
Justice Department to review specialized police units The Department of Justice announced that it will review specialized police units around the country. Five officers from Memphis Police Department's now-disbanded SCORPION unit were charged with second-degree murder in the beating and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols.
Department of Justice will review specialized police units in the wake of Tyre Nichols beating Department of Justice will review use of force and de-escalation policies in Memphis. Five officers from the now-disbanded SCORPION unit were charged in Tyre Nichols' death. The review of specialized units will be separate from the Memphis review, the DOJ says.
DOJ will review specialized police units in wake of Tyre Nichols beating The reviews will be conducted by the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The review will examine policies, practices, training, data and processes related to use of force, de-escalation and specialized units. Five officers from the now-disbanded SCORPION unit were charged with second-degree murder.
DOJ to Review Memphis Police Policies as Judge Blocks Release of More Tyre Nichols Death Footage DOJ to review Memphis Police policies on use of force, de-escalation, and specialized units like its now-disbanded SCORPION unit. Announcement comes ahead of release of 20 hours of additional police footage on Wednesday. Follows nationwide protests over the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died from wounds sustained during a beating by Memphis police.
White officer fired over Tyre Nichols was praised in performance reviews Preston Hemphill was the sixth and only white officer to be fired by the city of Memphis over the SCORPION unit's beating of Tyre Nichols. He was praised in a 2021 performance review for his honesty, reliability, and ability to "extinguish a volatile situation"
Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols attacked Black veteran 3 days earlier, lawsuit alleges Monterrious Harris says the SCORPION unit officers surrounded his car while masked and beat him. The officers never identified themselves until witnesses appeared on the scene, he alleges. Harris, 22, says he was visiting his cousin, who got into the car with his licensed and registered gun.
Shelby Co. DA will review all cases involving MPD officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office will review all cases handled by the five Memphis police officers who are accused of beating and killing Tyre Nichols. The officers were all part of a specialized unit called SCORPION that made a significant number of arrests since 2021.
Prosecutors may drop droves of prior charges tied to ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols death The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office will review all cases handled by the five Memphis police officers. The officers were all part of a specialized unit called SCORPION that made a significant number of arrests.
Lawsuit alleges officers who beat Tyre Nichols beat another man three days earlier Monterrious Harris claims he was beaten by members of the department's 'SCORPION' unit just three days before Tyre Nichols was killed in a traffic stop that turned deadly. The officers named in the suit are the same five officers who were fired in late January for beating Nichols.
Why There Was No Racial Reckoning Tyre Nichols, 29, was killed by police in Memphis, Tennessee, in January. Five officers have been charged with second-degree murder. Memphis has disbanded SCORPION and announced a review of other specialty task forces.
MPD officer shot, man shot and killed at White Station Library, police say 8 more officers with the Memphis Police Department will likely face charges in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols' death last month. A 22-year-old man alleges in a federal lawsuit on Tuesday that he was beaten by officers from thephis Police Department’s SCORPION unit three days before Nichols’ death.
Memphis police numbers dropped by nearly a quarter in recent years – were staffing shortages a factor in the killing of Tyre Nichols? The Memphis Police Department faced an increasingly dire staffing crisis. The five officers now charged with Nichols’ murder would have been assigned to the now-disbanded SCORPION unit.
In Tyre Nichols' neighborhood, Black residents fear police In 2021, the year the SCORPION unit – a specialty squad that all five officers were part of – was set up, homicides hit a record. Most of the victims those years were young Black men.
In Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood, Black residents fear police Tyre Nichols' death brings vindication to members of the Black community in Memphis. In 2021, the year the SCORPION unit was set up, homicides hit a record, breaking one set in 2020.
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