Today, outgoing Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced that the National Guard will no longer be working with the Memphis Safe Task Force.
This announcement comes after President Donald Trump ordered the arrival of the Memphis Safe Task Force nearly a year ago to the day (and despite TN Governor Bill Lee stating his belief that the task force would be a “long-term strategy” to combat crime in the city).
The dismissal of the National Guard from the Memphis Safe Task Force, however, comes after the Associated Press reported yesterday that the autopsy of Tyrin Johnson shows he was shot in the back by Guard members.
More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
