Following fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police disband SCORPION Unit

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Following fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police disband SCORPION Unit

Following fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police disband SCORPION Unit

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Published 29 Jan 2023

The Memphis Police Department announced Saturday that it would be disbanding the anti-gang SCORPION unit that the five officers involved in the beating of Tyre Nichols belonged to. Short for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, the SCORPION Unit has been heavily…

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