The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the Tennessee city's police to undertake significant reforms.

The Police Department has been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him over on his way home from work.

The DOJ investigation also uncovered "serious concerns" about the police department's treatment of children, as well as deficiencies in training.

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday its civil rights investigation into the Memphis Police Department found the MPD used excessive force, conducted illegal stops, searches and arrests and unlawfully discriminated against Black people.

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S.

Memphis will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until it can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its officers use force and treat minorities,

The Memphis Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law, the Justice Department said Wednesday, following a 17-month investigation.

Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate, Justice Department finds in probe launched after Tyre Nichols death

Memphis officials rebuffed Justice Department attempts to place its police force on federal supervision nearly two years after the fatal beating of a Black man.

The City of Memphis, in a letter sent Wednesday, refused federal oversight stemming from a civil rights investigation of the Memphis Police Department.

The U.S. Department of Justice released a report Wednesday following a 17-month investigation into the practices of the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee.