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Tennessee national guard fatally shot armedman in back, autopsy shows

Officials said Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with gun while running as report shows he was shot in back

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Associated Press28 Aug 2026, 03:45 pmUpdated 16h ago1 min readAmericasUnited States

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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 fired.

Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with a gun while running from them in the early morning hours after the Fourth of July holiday in Memphis when he was fatally shot in the chest.

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 fired.

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Source: The Guardian · Associated Press. Published 28 Aug 2026, 03:45 pm.

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