Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows

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...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/tyrin-johnson-national-guard-shooting

 

NAACP demands end of Trump’s anticrime taskforce in Memphis after deaths of Black men

“The Department of Justice cannot continue to stand by while Black lives are taken. The DoJ has a fundamental responsibility to support, protect, and defend the US Constitution, and that Constitution includes the rights, the safety, and the futures of Black Americans. 

“When officers fail to deliver equal protection under the law, the federal government must step in with its investigative authority. We will not allow the names of Darius Chappell and Tyrin Johnson to be overlooked.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/naacp-memphis-safe-taskforce