A Memphis police report appears to contradict evidence shown on video of the Tyre Nichols slaying and states that officers spoke with his mother on scene.
. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis, who called the five officers' behavior"heinous, reckless and inhumane," had created the unit in 2021.
None of the videos show any activity earlier than an officer responding to a stop in progress, backing up colleagues who are already struggling with Nichols at a red light when he arrives. "The report being different from the video doesn’t surprise me," Scholl said."That’s an effort to cover up the situation and make it look as though they were justified in doing these things."The special task force was assigned to high-crime areas of the city, where the department received the most 911 calls, he said.
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