# Autopsy contradicts police account of fatal Tennessee National Guard shooting in Memphis

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- CNN, 2026-08-28 13:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/us/autopsy-tennessee-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-memphis?Date=20260828&Profile=CNN

> An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press says 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 in July. That conflicts with police accounts that he was facing the troops when they fired.

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