Tennessee prosecutors release footage of Memphis guardsmen after fatal shooting
The footage shows troops aiming weapons at a wounded man, and a family autopsy disputes earlier official accounts of the killing.
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What happened
Tennessee prosecutors released bodycam video showing National Guard troops aiming weapons at a wounded man on a Memphis pavement last summer. A guard member had shot him in the back, according to an autopsy shared by his family. The autopsy contradicts police and National Guard accounts that he was facing the guard members with a gun.
Why it matters
The autopsy contradicts earlier police and National Guard accounts of how the man was shot.
Coverage
- Bodycam video shows moments after National Guard fatally shot man (CBS News)
- Bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal shooting by National Guard in Memphis (NBC News)
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