Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows
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…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 28, 2026 at 2:16 AM ET
- Coverage span: 9h 28m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 9h 30m
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- “20-year-old” — The Guardian, ABC News
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Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back(opens original report in a new tab)An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back — ABC News
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- 31.4 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 2.5 of 5
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