Family of Tyre Nichols sues Memphis and police over deadly beating

The family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being beaten by five police officers, has sued the city of Memphis, individual officers, and emergency medical personnel involved in his case. The lawsuit accuses the Memphis police director of starting a crime-suppression unit called Scorpion that targeted repeat violent offenders in high-crime areas. The five officers charged with beating Nichols were members of the unit, which was disbanded after the beating. The officers have been charged with second-degree murder.