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Members of the National Guard stand watch on Beale St., Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) Evaniel Johnson poses with a picture of his grandson, Tyrin Johnson, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., after his grandson was fatally shot by two Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis on Sunday, morning. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) A banner for shooting victim Tyrin Johnson is seen near the corner of Union Ave. and Fourth Street, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. But according to an autopsy report shared by Johnson’s family, a single bullet went in the right side of his back and exited through his upper right chest. Some accountability.
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Members of the National Guard stand watch on Beale St., Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) Evaniel Johnson poses with a picture of his grandson, Tyrin Johnson, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., after his grandson was fatally shot by two Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis on Sunday, morning. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) A banner for shooting victim Tyrin Johnson is seen near the corner of Union Ave. and Fourth Street, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File) Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. But according to an autopsy report shared by Johnson’s family, a single bullet went in the right side of his back and exited through his upper right chest. Some accountability.
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