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A 20-year-old Tennessee State University student, Tyrin Johnson, was fatally shot twice in the chest by two National Guard members during a federal crime-fighting patrol in Memphis. His grandfather, Evaniel Johnson, demands answers and video footage, rejecting the police claim that Tyrin turned toward the guards with a gun—calling him a bright young man with a promising future. As the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reviews the shooting, state Democrats and the ACLU are pushing for immediate release of any available footage and questioning the need for federal troops on city streets. This tragedy adds to a troubling pattern: at least three others have died in shootings involving this same federal task force, while Memphis PD refuses to comment on footage. Tyrin’s family mourns the loss of a future builder of their real estate legacy—and the nation’s growing unease over the use of military force in domestic policing.

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