National Guard members have deployed to Memphis as part of a Trump administration task force since September. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 6 (UPI) -- Tennessee authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by two members of the National Guard, deployed to Memphis as part of a task force formed by President Donald Trump.
The incident occurred around 4 a.m. CDT Sunday near the intersection of Ida B. Wells Avenue and Union Avenue in downtown Memphis.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the slain suspect as Tyrin Johnson.
According to the TBI, Memphis police officers were chasing Johnson, allegedly armed with a handgun, when National Guard soldiers on patrol nearby joined the foot pursuit.
