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A fourth person has been killed in connection with the Trump-initiated Memphis Safe Task Force during a DEA operation, with authorities saying the suspect at a Poplar Avenue motel pointed a handgun after commands and officers fired; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the earlier three deaths occurred within two months in relation to the task force.
Tennessee investigators are probing after two National Guard soldiers fatally shot 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson in downtown Memphis as they joined a manhunt for a gunman as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, formed under a Trump-backed federal operation. Police say Johnson turned toward guards with a handgun, prompting gunfire; the shooting is being reviewed at the AG’s request by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which will not yet determine justification or identify the guards involved. The incident adds to controversy surrounding the federally backed task force, which has faced lawsuits and public scrutiny amid prior fatal shootings and allegations of intimidation.