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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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 29, 2023

Minnesota activists renew call for reform after Memphis police killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Local groups and activists renewed calls Saturday for police reform in Minnesota, reeling anew after seeing video released by the Memphis Police Department that showed officers tasing and beating a 29-year-old Black man to death.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2023

Memphis police disband crime-fighting unit whose members are accused of fatally beating Tyre Nichols

The Memphis police unit whose members are charged with beating Tyre Nichols to death was dissolved Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

Protests set to continue for 2nd day in NYC, US over Tyre Nichols traffic stop video

NEW YORK — Demonstrators and activists on Saturday were gearing up to again march on behalf of Tyre Nichols, one day after authorities released video of the brutal traffic stop that culminated in his death.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

Memphis' specialized Scorpion police unit disbanded after release of Tyre Nichols footage

The five officers charged in connection to Nichols' fatal beating were all part of the Scorpion unit.

Axios · Jan 28, 2023

Memphis beating video puts spotlight on first police account

Newly released video shows Memphis police officers battering motorist Tyre Nichols with punches and kicks and also using pepper spray and a baton

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

2 Tennessee deputies suspended after Tyre Nichols bodycam footage released

Two more Tennessee law enforcement officers were relieved of duty after the release of graphic video that showed authorities pulling over and violently beating Tyre Nichols, who died three days later.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

What Tyre Nichols' death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing

The cycle of police violence and protest in America has so often been told as a story of white officers shooting Black men that three words — "Black lives matter" — stand as global shorthand.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2023

‘Far worse than Rodney King’: Videos of Tyre Nichols police beating show ‘sadistic’ rage, experts say

The brutality shown in videos released Friday of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols was roundly condemned by law enforcement use-of-force experts as indefensible and “sadistic.”

Los Angeles Times · Jan 28, 2023

Why Memphis' specialized police unit is under fire after Tyre Nichols' death

Civil rights leaders say the deadly assault escalates the need to reexamine these types of forces across the country.

Axios · Jan 28, 2023