Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols

January 30, 2023

Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. One protestor said over a bullhorn that “the unit that killed Tyre has been permanently disbanded.”Referring to “the heinous actions of a few” that dishonored the unit, Davis contradicted an earlier statement that she would keep the unit. “The whole idea that the Scorpion unit is a bad unit, I just have a problem with that,” Davis said then. Later one says no drugs were found in Nichols’ car, and another immediately counters that he must have ditched something while running away.