The police who are charged with the death of Tyre Nichols were part of a police unit called SCORPION, which stands for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods.
Bodycam footage from the Memphis Police Department shows the moments following beating of Tyre Nichols. Note: Video is graphic and contains profanity.Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, "I just want to go home.
It consisted of four teams tasked with patrolling "high crime hotspots," throughout the Memphis area, according toA video touting the unit was posted in November 2021 by Memphis police on their Facebook page with a video clip of the unit preparing for duty.
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