i m jessica dean in washington, d.c. in today for fredicka whitfield. a major move by the memphis police department. less than 24 hours after the release of the video showing the brutal building of tyre nichols, the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit will be disbanded. this move coming after nichols family and protesters around the country demanded the unit be dissolved. cnn s isabelle rosales has more on these developments. what are you learning? reporter: the police chief cerelyn davis, in a statement she put out, talking about how it was disbanded, she touted the quality work of this unit. clearly there s been tensions between the community and this s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. what happened here is the police chief, she met with members that were not involved in the beating of tyre nichols and determined it was in the best interest of the community to disband. this goes to the direct wis activists and the family attorney as well. here is what we know about the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. this
calling for a nationwide reckoning of review in cities into these specialized units. they say without transparency and oversight, these units can morph into a mentality that enables aggressive encounters that they say tire rise minority communities. isabelle rosales, thank you for that reporting. with prosecutors building their case against the five officers charged with murder, we re getting a closer look at exactly how this deadly encounter unfolded. cnn s boris sanchez has more on the timeline. some of what you re about to see is extremely graphic and contains strong language. get out of the car. reporter: officers first encounter tyre nichols at this intersection in memphis, about 8:24 on january 2nd when they