National Guard trained guns on dying man after shooting him

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 19:39 · Archive

Tennessee National Guard troops pointed handguns at a 20-year-old man as he lay dying after being shot in the back in Memphis in July.

Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis pointed their handguns at Tyrin Johnson, 20, as he lay dying on a sidewalk after one of them shot him on 5 July. Video footage released Monday by Shelby County prosecutors shows a Memphis police officer in the bodycam footage calling for an ambulance and asking the troops: 'Hey, you guys got a medical kit or anything?'

Johnson, who had been armed, died at the scene from a single gunshot wound. However, an autopsy report shared by Johnson's family found that he was shot in the back. This contradicts police and National Guard accounts stating he was facing the guard members with a gun when they fired at him.

The videos released include footage from stationary cameras and a cellphone recording from a bystander, though they do not show Johnson's initial encounter with the guard members or the moment of the shooting itself. André C. Wharton, an attorney for Johnson's family, said investigators must focus on 'the moment the guardsman fired the fatal shot and whether that action was reasonable' and identify 'what happened in the immediate moments before Tyrin was shot in the back'.

The National Guard troops were part of a federal taskforce created by former president Donald Trump, who sent troops and federal agents to Democratic-run cities he described as overrun with crime. Tennessee's Republican governor Bill Lee deployed the guard to support the effort. The task force was involved in four fatal shootings between May and July.

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said he has not yet decided whether to file charges in connection with Johnson's death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues its investigation into the shooting.

How it is being reported

• Bodycam video shows moments after National Guard fatally shot manTennessee prosecutors released video of National Guard troops pointing their handguns at a man as he lay dying on a Memphis sidewalk last summer after a guard member shot him in the back.CBS News · 3 Nov, 16:32
• New bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal National Guard shootingNewly-released bodycam footage shows Tennessee National Guard members pointing their guns at 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson.Al Jazeera · 3 Nov, 13:13
• Tennessee national guard trained guns on dying man after guard member shot him, video showsFootage from prosecutors shows aftermath of shooting of Tyrin Johnson, 20, shot and killed by national guard in July Tennessee national guard troops in Memphis last summer trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk after a guard member shot him in the back, video released Monday by county prosecutors shows. A Memphis police officer can be heard in the footage from an officer’s body camera calling for an ambulance and then asking the troops: “Hey, you guys got a medical kit or anything?” Continue reading...Guardian World · 3 Nov, 03:13

In this story: Tyrin Johnson · Tennessee National Guard · Memphis · Steve Mulroy · Bill Lee · Donald Trump · Shelby County

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