HISTORICAL FACTS: 37 - Caught on Camera

The death of Tyre Nichols after an encounter with the Memphis Police Scorpion unit has left the city reeling

Tyre Nichols's death has shone a light on a specialised policing unit that was supposed to help prevent violent crime in Memphis. WARNING: Readers might find some details in this story distressing.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Deadly ice storm coats roads, airport runways from Dallas to Memphis as power outages mount

The storm is sending repeated waves of sleet, freezing rain and snow surging northeast from Texas.

Axios · Jan 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols death: white officer’s belated suspension raises questions

Memphis police named and fired all five Black officers involved on 20 January, but waited to reveal Preston Hemphill’s identity

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

Commentary: How can we get justice for Tyre Nichols and other victims of police brutality?

On Jan. 7, Memphis police officers stopped 29-year-old Tyre Nichols for a traffic violation and then beat him so viciously that he was hospitalized and died three days later.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023

Police statements tell the first version of an incident. Then video footage comes out

Memphis authorities initially said Tyre Nichols was taken into custody after two "confrontations" with police. Video footage released later shows Nichols being fatally beaten by officers.

WEKU · Jan 31, 2023

Leonard Greene: Add stupid to the list of charges against the Memphis cops who beat Tyre Nichols to death

My father was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Erika D. Smith: In comparing Tyre Nichols to Rodney King, we're missing this point about policing

LOS ANGELES — Lora Dene King had no intention of watching even five minutes of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols death: Three Memphis fire department staff fired

Five police officers have been charged with the 29-year-old’s murder after he was fatally beaten near his home

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

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 · Jan 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols case shows officers still fail to intervene

As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023