TSU Confirms 20-Year-Old Tyrin Johnson Killed by National Guard in Memphis Chase
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Updated · WSMV 4 · Jul 6
TSU Confirms 20-Year-Old Tyrin Johnson Killed by National Guard in Memphis Chase
3 articles · Updated · WSMV 4 · Jul 6
Summary
Tennessee State University said 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, killed by Tennessee National Guard members in downtown Memphis over the Fourth of July weekend, was a former student and was not enrolled at the time.
Memphis police said officers answering a shots-fired call just before 4 a.m. saw Johnson carrying a handgun, chased him after he ran, and two soldiers fired when he turned toward them with the weapon.
Two National Guard medical specialists gave first aid, but Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said no officers were injured.
TSU said Johnson attended from August 2023 through May 2024 and offered condolences to his family as TBI investigates the shooting.