Memphis Police chief explains why the ‘Scorpion Unit’ was created

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Memphis Police chief explains why the 'Scorpion Unit' was created

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Some of the former Memphis police officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a special police unit named the "Scorpion Unit." CNN's Brian Todd reports on why it was created and how it operated.

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