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Questions mount after second deadly Memphis task force shooting

Headline from The Oregonian

A man was fatally shot by a federal crime-fighting task force member during a DEA drug warrant operation at a Memphis hotel, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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  1. Just the News

    Memphis Safe Task Force member fatally shoots suspect, marking second death in four days (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the circumstances of both fatal shootings. The first involved two members of the National Guard, who fatally shot a suspect Sunday whom they claimed had allegedly fired a weapon at them.

  2. The Guardian

    Fourth person killed by agents from Trump’s Memphis anticrime taskforce (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Shooting death at an extended-stay motel is fourth officer-involved death since initiative began in September Federal agents killed a man at a Memphis motel Wednesday morning in a Drug Enforcement Administration operation with the Memphis Safe Task Force, the fourth officer-involved death since the …

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days. The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S.

  4. WKBN Youngstown

    Second person in 4 days fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days, and the fourth death involving the unit since it started in September.

  5. CBS News

    Second Memphis fatal shooting in 4 days by federal task force, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a man there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days.

  6. Local Memphis

    Man shot, killed by Memphis Safe Task Force (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Agents with the federal task force were serving an arrest warrant.

  7. Tennessee Lookout

    Man fatally shot in second Memphis Safe Task Force use-of-force incident this week (opens Tennessee Lookout)

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    Tennessee Lookout's feed description

    A man was killed in Memphis Wednesday after one or more members of the Memphis Safe Task force opened fire while attempting to serve a warrant, according to the U.S. Marshals Service and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

  8. The Hill

    Second person in four days fatally shot by federal task force member in Memphis (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fatally shot a man in Memphis on Wednesday, while on deployment in the Tennessee city as part of a federal crime-fighting task force. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said the shooting occurred at roughly 8:30 a.m.

  9. UPI

    Federal agents killed a man in Memphis; 2nd federal shooting this week (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Federal agents in the Safe Memphis Task Force in Memphis shot and killed a man while delivering an arrest warrant Wednesday morning.

  10. The Oregonian

    Questions mount after second deadly Memphis task force shooting (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    A man was fatally shot by a federal crime-fighting task force member during a DEA drug warrant operation at a Memphis hotel, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

  11. KVIA El Paso

    Federal task force designed to make Memphis safer faces scrutiny after two deadly shootings by law enforcement in one week (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The fatal shooting of a man in Memphis by an armed Tennessee National Guardsman on Sunday brought shock and concern to some members of the community. Those feelings were still fresh Wednesday when word arrived that another person had been killed by a member of the Memphis S…

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