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Belonged To 40-Member SCORPION Unit With History Of Violence

View Source | January 28, 2023 6:01 pm

  • The five former Memphis police officers who were charged last week with second degree murder in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols were part of a special, 40-member SCORPION (Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) unit established in October 2021 by Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn Davis and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, a Democrat.
  • The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday:
  • Critics are blaming SCORPION members for various abuses.
  • Just days before the violent arrest of Nichols, Memphis resident Cornell Walker said he was accosted by a group of SCORPION officers that included some of those who are now charged in Nichols’ death.
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