The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on Saturday as more protests took place in U.S. cities a day after harrowing video of the attack was released.
The police department said in a statement it was permanently deactivating the SCORPION unit after the police chief spoke with members of Nichols' family, community leaders and other officers.
Five officers involved in the beating, all Black, were charged on Thursday with murder, assault, kidnapping and other charges.
Nichols' family and officials expressed outrage and sorrow but urged protesters to remain peaceful.
In Memphis, protesters chanting, "Whose streets?