The Memphis police in the US state of Tennessee announced that the "Scorpion unit" that killed the black citizen Tyr Nichols has been disbanded.
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Major Karen Rudolph, spokeswoman for the United States Memphis Police Department, confirmed this information on Saturday. News from CNN.
All the five policemen accused in the murder of Nicholls were members of the 'Scorpion Unit'. It has also been reported that the Scorpion unit will be banned entirely from Memphis police. The United States has erupted in protests since the video of the torture was released on Friday. Even on Saturday, Marconi can be seen holding placards and shouting slogans on the streets.
Major Karen Rudolph said in the statement, "The officers who were fired were members of the Scorpion unit. Shortly thereafter, the Memphis Police Department announced that the Scorpion Department would be disbanded. The Memphis mayor's office declined to comment on the move. The memorial has been erected along the street where 29-year-old Tyree Nichols was tortured.
Residents of Memphis are seen gathering there on this day to pray for Nicholas. Cities such as New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland also witnessed violent protests. Meanwhile, the agitators called to stop the abuse of authority.
Democrat leader Rep. called for special attention to the removal of incompetent people and training programs based on this controversial incident. Steve Cohen. "Those who brutally beat up Tyree Nicholls did it mainly out of blue testosterone and pride," he said. These 'rotten apples' must be destroyed.
Regarding the video of Nichols' torture that went viral on the net, Cohen said, "Scorpion cops took the law into their own hands, they broke their oath." I don't know how they are trained!'
Antonio Romanucci, attorney for Tyer's family, also called on Memphis police to immediately dismantle the unit permanently.
The Scorpion Unit of the Memphis Police was launched in 2021 with the aim of 'preventing street crime and restoring peace to citizens'. This branch was created to deal with murder, robbery, assault and other crimes.
They patrolled areas prone to violent crime. 5 members of this special unit of the police were found guilty in the murder of Tyre Nichols. The accused are Tadarius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin and Desmond Mills Jr.
Each is charged with second-degree murder, assault, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and one count of official oppression.
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