Family lawyer speaks after autopsy report shows National Guard shot Memphis man in the back
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026
What it is about
Raumesh AkbariSteve MulroyAndre WhartonTyrin JohnsonBill LeeNational GuardsmenTennessee Bureau Of InvestigationNational GuardTennessee National GuardTennessee, United StatesShelby County, Tennessee, United StatesMemphis, Tennessee, United StatesTennessee national guardAssociated PressTennesseeMemphis
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
kait8.com
The Guardian World
28 Aug, 02:44over 13 hours28 Aug, 15:45
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 28 August 2026
2 reports- kait8.com02:44first to report
The Shelby County Medical Examiner says 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, who was shot and killed by the National Guard in downtown Memphis, was shot in the back. The ME ruled his death a homicide.
- The Guardian World15:45
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...