Good evening, good evening, good evening. It's Monday January 30th, and we're covering news you need to know Today we're talking about the Memphis Police Unit that was disbanded by the Memphis, Tennessee Police They announced Saturday that they would shut down the special unit responsible for Tyree Nichols death One day after the footage of his severe beating was released to the public it sparked protests in at least a dozen cities Nichols who was 29 was fatally beaten during a January 7th traffic stop by six former officers now charged with murder The officers were a part of the so-called Scorpion Unit, a 40 member special task force created in 2021 to patrol high crime areas Protester groups temporarily blocked highways in Memphis and several other cities on Saturday While 1,000 Georgia National Guards were activated in Atlanta Reports say demonstrations have remained peaceful amid heavy police presence Nichols, a FedEx worker and father of a four-year-old, was reportedly on his way home from taking photos of the sunset At this time I'd like to take a moment of silence for Tyree Nichols Sending love and light to the Tyree Nichols family Any comments are welcome on this platform