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The Latest Breaking News from Memphis

Tyre Nichols’s death: seven officers have been removed from duty, police confirm

Two EMTs and a firefighter also fired as lawmakers call for meeting with president and investigation continues

The Guardian - US

Memphis pastor calls for continued peace after video of police beating Tyre Nichols released

Five police officers have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes in connection with Tyre Nichols' death

Irish Mirror

Editorial: What the killing of a young man in Memphis tells us about policing in America

Memphis’ police chief said video of the Jan. 10 beating by five police officers that killed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols included “acts that defy humanity.”

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Tyre Nichols six-word plea revealed as distressing footage lays bare Memphis police brutality

Memphis police department officers can be heard shouting to Tyre Nichols in one video: ‘B**ch put your hands behind your back before I break them’

The Independent UK

Why was Tyre Nichols pulled over by Memphis police?

Reasons for the traffic stop that led to the violent arrest and death of the 29-year-old Black man have been inconsistent

The Independent UK

Francis Wilkinson: The grinding persistence of America’s police problem

You will not believe the video that was released Friday night showing Memphis police officers beating – ultimately to death — a young Black man.

Tribune News Service

Tyre Nichols: ‘Elite’ police units in spotlight after brutal killing by Scorpion officers

Memphis Police Department has now disbanded ‘Scorpion’ unit after release of beating video

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Killing of Tyre Nichols prompts renewed calls for police reform

Video of the fatal beating of the 29-year-old by police officers was released by the city of Memphis on Friday night

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols: Family attorney Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings

Five former Memphis police officers face murder charges over the death of the 29-year-old

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols: Arraignment date set for officers charged in fatal beating

City of Memphis released video of violent arrest that saw police department fire five officers

The Independent UK

Memphis pastor prays for continued peace after video release

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The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols' death must galvanize efforts to reform police: family attorney

The attorney representing the family of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, called on Sunday for the U.S. Congress to pass police reform legislation, and said Nichols' mother hoped the tragedy could lead to a "greater good."

Reuters

Five reasons why Tyre Nichols was killed

One for every police officer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a Black motorist in Memphis.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘We’re not done’: end of Scorpion unit after Tyre Nichols death is first step, protesters say

Call for release of information on all officers and an end to pretextual traffic stops, such as pulling people over for loud music

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The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols - live: Trump calls out ‘horrible’ killing as parents to attend Biden’s State of the Union

Ben Crump calls for federal reform to stop police killings after a 29-year-old Black man died, three days after he was pulled over at a traffic stop

The Independent UK

SNL addresses killing of Tyre Nichols in rare serious moment for comedy show

’We gonna make sure justice is served down in Memphis, right?’ Kenan Tompson said

WEKU

Memphis deactivates the unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols, as officials urge reform

The city's police department has disbanded the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers beat Nichols. Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they'll introduce new criminal justice legislation.

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Evening Standard

Police unit disbanded after Tyre Nichols death

Police Director Cerelyn Davis disolved the Scorpion unit in a “cloud of dishonour”

France 24

Memphis police dissolve unit charged with murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols

The Memphis police chief disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.

Al Jazeera

Memphis disbands police unit linked to Tyre Nichols’s beating

Police chief ‘permanently deactivates’ the unit that included the five officers charged over the death of Tyre Nichols.

The National (Scotland)

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Chicago Sun-Times

Memphis police disband unit whose officers beat Tyre Nichols to death

Citting “the heinous actions of a few,” the police chief reversed an earlier position that she would keep the so-called Scorpion unit intact.

The Independent UK

Trump says beating of Nichols 'never should have happened'

Former President Donald Trump says the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

Joe Mazzulla offers prayer for family of Tyre Nichols, city of Memphis

Joe Mazzulla offered prayer and grief for the family of Tyre Nichols and the city of Memphis prior to Boston's game Saturday night.

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