Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An autopsy is raising new questions about the deadly National Guard shooting of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson in downtown Memphis. According to the Associated Press, Johnson was shot in the back.
Officials said Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with gun while running as report shows he was shot in back Tennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the…
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An autopsy released this week showed that a man killed by National Guard troops in Memphis in July was shot in the back. The report contradicted initial police reports about the encounter and reignited anger among residents and officials already opposed to the federal task force t…
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