Videos show National Guard troops pointing guns at dying Tyrin Johnson
Prosecutors release bodycam footage from Memphis shooting in July; autopsy contradicts guard's account of how events unfolded.
What to know
- Video released Monday shows National Guard troops pointing guns at a dying Tyrin Johnson after he was shot by a guard member on July 5; the footage does not show the initial encounter or the shooting itself.
- Autopsy report from Johnson's family contradicts official accounts, finding he was shot in the back rather than facing the guards with a gun as police and National Guard claimed.
- Guard members were part of Trump's federal task force sent to Democratic-run cities; the task force was involved in four fatal shootings between May and July.
- Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy has not yet decided whether to file charges as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues its inquiry.
“rounded on them and pointed a tan handgun at them”
Tennessee National Guard report, Official account via National Guard report · The Guardian / Associated Press ↗
Tyrin Johnson Shooting victimSteve Mulroy Shelby County District AttorneyAndré C. Wharton Attorney for Johnson's family
Donald Trump U.S. President, creator of federal task forceBill Lee Tennessee Republican GovernorEd Yarbrough Attorney for two National Guard members
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District attorney reserves decision on charges — Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy stated he has not yet decided whether to file charges in connection with Johnson's death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues its investigation.
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Johnson family attorney highlights gaps in video evidence — André C. Wharton, attorney for Johnson's family, noted that the released videos do not show the moments immediately before the shooting or the shooting itself, emphasizing that the investigation must focus on the moment the guardsman fired the fatal shot.
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Autopsy contradicts official account of shooting direction — An autopsy report shared by Johnson's family found that he was shot in the back, directly contradicting police and National Guard accounts that stated he was facing the guard members with a gun when they fired at him.
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Shelby County prosecutors release video of shooting aftermath — Video released Monday by the Shelby County District Attorney's Office shows National Guard troops pointing handguns at Johnson as he lay dying on the sidewalk. Footage includes officer body cameras, stationary street cameras, and bystander cellphone video. A Memphis police officer is heard asking the troops: "Hey, you guys got a medical kit or anything?" The footage does not show the initial encounter or the moment of shooting.
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National Guard member shoots Tyrin Johnson in Memphis — Tennessee National Guard troops responding with Memphis police to reports of gunshots pursued an armed man fleeing on foot around 4 a.m. A guard member fired, killing Tyrin Johnson, 20, with a single gunshot wound. According to a National Guard report, the suspect "rounded on them and pointed a tan handgun at them" before both guard members fired their M17 handguns.
What people are saying 3 voices from 2 sites · verbatim
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Newly-released bodycam footage shows Tennessee National Guard members pointing their guns at 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson as he lay dying in Memphis in July. Authorities say soldiers shot him as he came at them with a gun, but an autopsy found he was shot in the back.
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# Tennessee national guard trained guns on dying # TyrinJohnson after a guard member shot him, rather than arresting his murderer. Caught on video. End the impunity of state terror. https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/n ov/02/tennessee-shooting-tyrin-johnson-video
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