Memphis-Shelby County Schools is canceling all after-school activities for Friday, Jan. 27 and will make a decision about Saturday events by 10 p.m. tomorrow.

“We’ve all seen videos where there is police brutality,” Ballin said. “We’re urging the public to reserve judgement.”

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, in his first video statement on the Nichols incident said the city and Memphis Police Department must work to “regain the public’s trust.”

The officers who were booked Thursday are Tadarrius Bean, 24; Demetrius Haley, 30; Emmitt Martin III, 30; Desmond Mills Jr., 32; and Justin Smith, 28. 

“While each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols and they are all responsible,” Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy said.

In a recorded statement released late Wednesday evening, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis said other MPD officers, besides the five already fired last week for violating department policies in Tyre Nichols’ death, are under investigation.

Memphians, who already feel beleaguered by violent crime that at times seems out of control, must now come to grips with the fact that elements within the police department — however small — are partakers of criminal violence themselves.

The unit identifies upticks in motor vehicle thefts and violent crime and then targets those areas with patrolling SCORPION officers.