Update: Memphis National Guard Shooting investigation underway
Last week we told you about Tyrin Johnson, the 20-year-old father who was tragically shot and killed by National Guardsmen on the streets of Memphis. Here is an update on where things stand. Our Watch Center team spent this week with local organizers who are close to Tyrin's family. What we heard convinced us the official version of that morning does not hold up, and we came away with several solid leads on where to dig. We will be working alongside the community from here to help them get the answers they are owed. FUEL THE INVESTIGATION That is as much as I can share while the work is active, but the track record of the team on it speaks for itself. This is the same Watch Center crew that ran a frame-by-frame analysis of the Alex Pretti killing the day it happened, which helped undercut the administration's lies in real time. When a Trump-flagged SUV rammed a high school student protesting outside her school in Fremont, Nebraska and fled ...