Memphis National Guard shooting prompts investigation
TL;DR
Two Tennessee National Guard soldiers shot and killed a 20-year-old man, Tyrin Johnson, in Memphis after authorities say Johnson turned and pointed a gun at them during a chase; no others were injured, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe, as questions linger about the governor’s deployment of the guard and the Memphis Safe Task Force.
- Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis The Guardian
- TBI Agents Investigating Memphis Officer-Involved Shooting TBINewsroom.com
- National Guardsmen fatally shoot suspect in downtown Memphis; TBI investigating localmemphis.com
- Two TN National Guard members fatally shot armed man in Downtown Memphis WREG.com
- Family, tourists react to fatal National Guard shooting in Memphis NewsNation
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