Video shows Tennessee National Guard pointing guns at dying man
Video released by prosecutors shows Tennessee National Guard members pointing handguns at a dying man who was shot in the back by a troop member.
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Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk, according to video released on Monday by county prosecutors. The Guardian reported that a guard member had shot the man, identified as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, in the back in July. [1]
Footage from a Memphis police officer's body camera captured the aftermath of the shooting, according to the Guardian. In the video, the police officer called for an ambulance and asked the national guard troops if they had a medical kit. [1]
The Shelby County District Attorney's Office released the body camera videos on Monday, the Guardian reported. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the Tennessee Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard that is administered by the Tennessee Military Department. [1][2]
In short
- Footage released by prosecutors shows Tennessee National Guard members training handguns on Tyrin Johnson as he lay dying on a sidewalk.
- Tyrin Johnson, aged 20, was shot in the back by a Tennessee National Guard member in July.
- The Shelby County District Attorney's Office released the body camera videos on Monday.
- A Memphis police officer was recorded asking the guard members if they had a medical kit.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Tennessee national guard trained guns on dying man after guard member shot him, video showsThe Guardian, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Tennessee Army National Guard on Wikipedia
- [3]Tennessee on Grokipedia
- [4]Knifeman shot dead outside Israeli embassy in Serbia after attacking guard FTMQ News, 5d ago
- [5]CCTV shows train worker fighting alleged Huntingdon attacker with frying pan FTMQ News, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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