Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows
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 Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they…
In the early hours following the Fourth of July holiday in Memphis, a 20-year-old man named Tyrin Johnson was fatally shot by Tennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce. According to an autopsy report, Johnson was shot in the right side of his back and his bullet exited through his upper right chest.
This contradicts police accounts, which stated that Johnson was facing the troops when they fired. The guard members reported that Johnson turned toward them with a gun while running from them. However, the autopsy findings, prepared by the West Tennessee regional forensic center office of the medical examiner, indicate that Johnson was likely shot from more than three feet away and had no evidence of a gun or bullet near the wound.
Johnson's family is calling for accountability and transparency, expressing their desire for someone to be held responsible for his death. The manner of death is listed as "homicide," but no criminal charges have been filed. The investigation remains open and ongoing.
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