‘Murderers and punks:’ Emails to MPD criticize officers’ actions
Weeks after Tyre Nichols’ death, at least two citizens sent emails to the Memphis Police Department, calling them “killers” and “murderers.”
Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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Hours after the stop, MPD lieutenant cited excessive force
Case notes filed by a lieutenant in the Memphis Police Department’s Internal Services Bureau said that just hours after the traffic stop, they knew the force exerted on Tyre Nichols was excessive.
Three former officers charged in Nichols’ death were new to specialized unit
Three of the five officers who were part of the SCORPION Unit at the time of Tyre Nichols’ death had only been on its parent unit, the Organized Crime Unit, for less than a year.
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