Federal Agents Kill 1 in Memphis DEA Raid as Task Force Logs 4th Death
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 8
Federal Agents Kill 1 in Memphis DEA Raid as Task Force Logs 4th Death
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 8
Summary
A man was killed Wednesday at an East Memphis motel after federal agents forced entry to serve a warrant on a fugitive wanted on Shelby County felony drug charges.
US Marshals said the suspect pointed a handgun at Memphis Safe Task Force members after repeated surrender commands, and officers fired in response; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.
The death is the task force's fourth officer-involved fatality in two months, following the May 13 killing of Darrin Pigram, the May 21 shooting of Jonah Neal and Monday's fatal shooting of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson by National Guard soldiers.
Trump created the Memphis Safe Task Force by executive order last year as part of a federal anti-crime push into Democratic-run cities, even as Memphis violence had already been falling from pandemic-era highs.