Shelby County prosecutors released footage of Tennessee National Guard members pointing handguns at Tyrin Johnson
Shelby County prosecutors released surveillance and body-camera footage showing Tennessee National Guard members aiming handguns at 20-year-old shooting victim Tyrin Johnson as he lay dying on a Memphis sidewalk after a fatal shooting. An autopsy found Johnson was shot in the back.
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Monday's surveillance and body-camera release from Shelby County prosecutors captured Tennessee National Guard members training their handguns on 20-year-old shooting victim Tyrin Johnson while he was dying on a downtown Memphis sidewalk after being shot. The footage, released by the office of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, includes a Memphis police officer calling for an ambulance and asking the Guard members whether they had a medical kit, the Associated Press reported.
According to the district attorney’s account, officers heard gunfire in downtown Memphis early July 5, 2026, and pursued Johnson with Guard members. After Johnson turned onto Union Avenue, Guard members Alyssa Hout and Dallas Jellnick fired. Authorities have said Johnson turned toward the troops with a gun; an autopsy found he was shot in the back.
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Reporting
- Al Jazeera — New bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal National Guard shooting | Crime | Al Jazeera
- KSAT 12 San Antonio (with Associated Press) — Bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal shooting by National Guard in Memphis
- WREG News Channel 3 — Videos from fatal National Guard shooting in Memphis released
- NewsCord — Shelby County DA Releases Videos Of National Guard Shooting Tyrin Johnson In Downtown Memphis
- Demokratis — Video Shows Tennessee Guard Aiming Guns at Dying Man
- richmondregister.com — Bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal shooting by National Guard in Memphis | National | richmondregister.com
Verifier’s note
Al Jazeera, the Associated Press report carried by the Richmond Register and KSAT, WREG, Newscord, and Demokratis all report the release of footage showing the aftermath of Tyrin Johnson’s fatal National Guard shooting in Memphis. Their reports are dated November 3, 2026, and do not contradict the event’s central claim.