{"id":1430,"date":"2026-07-06T21:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:53:03","slug":"the-family-of-a-man-shot-by-the-tennessee-national-guard-demands-release-of-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=1430","title":{"rendered":"The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is undated photo an undated photo of Tyrin Johnson provided by his grandfather Evaniel Johnson. (Evaniel Johnson via AP Photo)<\/small><\/p>\n

2026-07-06T21:43:34Z<\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 The grandfather of a man who was shot and killed<\/a><\/span> by the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis over the weekend says he wants answers from law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Evaniel Johnson said he is waiting to see if video footage supports the police narrative<\/a><\/span> that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard members with a gun while running from them early Sunday. Memphis police say the guard members were responding to a report of gunfire. <\/p>\n

The National Guard members had been assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis created last year by President Donald Trump, who has sent troops and federal agents to Democratic-run cities he described as crime-ridden.<\/p>\n

\u201cShow me the video,\u201d Evaniel Johnson told The Associated Press. \u201cPlease show me that \u2014 and then I\u2019m OK. Until you show me that, I\u2019m gonna fight and advocate for my grandson until there\u2019s no breath in me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson, a former correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff\u2019s Office in Nashville, disputes that his grandson would have tried to fire a gun at U.S. guard members and that they deadly force would be needed if he was running away. His grandson, he said, was \u201cno hoodlum.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to his grandfather, Tyrin Johnson carried a gun for protection after being \u201cjumped\u201d recently in Nashville and was likely wary about being attacked again over a murky social media feud. <\/p>\n

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