Two National Guard members fatally shot an armed man during a pursuit in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday, sparking an investigation.
The Memphis Police Department confirmed that police officers responded to reports of gunshots at 3:56 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Ida B. Wells Avenue and Gayoso Avenue. After arriving at the scene, police officers observed a man armed with a handgun.
The armed male, who has been identified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) as 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, fled from the scene on foot. Police officers pursued Johnson with assistance from Tennessee National Guard soldiers deployed as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force….