Video shows Tennessee Guard troops aimed guns at Tyrin Johnson after shooting
County prosecutors released police body camera video showing Tennessee National Guard troops pointing handguns at Tyrin Johnson, 20, after a guard member shot him in Memphis.
Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis pointed their handguns at Tyrin Johnson, 20, after a guard member shot him, according to body camera video released Monday by county prosecutors. Johnson was shot and killed in July.
The Guardian reports that Johnson was shot in the back and was lying on a sidewalk, dying, while the troops aimed their weapons at him.
The Guardian also reports that a Memphis police officer on the footage calls for an ambulance. The officer then asks the troops: "Hey, you guys got a medical kit or anything?"
Al Jazeera describes the footage as newly released body camera video of the aftermath of the shooting.
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- The GuardianTennessee national guard trained guns on dying man after guard member shot him, video showsMon, Nov 2, 10:13 PM EST
- Al JazeeraNew bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal National Guard shootingTue, Nov 3, 8:13 AM EST
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