Memphis disbands SCORPION Unit after Tyre Nichols' video release

The unit's disbandment comes as protests have spread throughout the city in recent days.
| Scripps News Staff and Stephanie Sandoval and Emily Grossberg
One day after Memphis Police released bodycam footage showing five officers fatally beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, the department announced Saturday it is disbanding its SCORPION Unit.
The SCORPION Unit was launched in November 2021 and...