Bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal shooting by National Guard in Memphis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis last summer trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk after a guard member shot him in the back, video released Monday by county prosecutors shows.

A Memphis police officer can be heard in the footage from an officer’s body camera calling for an ambulance and then asking the troops, “Hey, you guys got a medical kit or anything?”

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office released the videos, which also include footage from stationary cameras and a cellphone from a bystander, as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues its investigation into the July 5 shooting of Tyrin Johnson.

Johnson, 20, who had been armed, died at the scene from a single gunshot wound, according to investigators. An autopsy report shared by Johnson’s family found that he was shot in the back, contradicting police and National Guard accounts that said he was facing the guard members with a gun when they fired at him.

The footage did not show Johnson’s initial encounter with the guard members or them firing at him.

The guard members were part of a federal task force created by President Donald Trump, who…

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