Department of Justice will review specialized police units in the wake of Tyre Nichols beating

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will review specialized police units around the country after five officers from Memphis Police Department's now-disbanded SCORPION unit were charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the beating and subsequent death of Tyre Nichols. 

The department will also review the use of force and de-escalation policies that the Memphis Police Department had in place at the time of Nichols' January 2023 arrest. 

The reviews will be conducted by the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.