Shelby County prosecutors released video of the National Guard shooting that killed Tyrin Johnson.

A video release is not a charge. Mulroy said it does not decide whether anyone will be charged, and the bureau's investigation is not finished. The medical examiner's findings are a description of the wound. They are not a criminal case. What the videos show, and what they do not show, is the argument the next charging decision will have to answer.

The Shelby County District Attorney's Office, in a release dated November 2, 2026, said it was releasing video of the July 5, 2026, shooting in downtown Memphis in which National Guard members fired at Tyrin Johnson, who died at the scene. It said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's investigation is nearing completion but remains ongoing, and that the release does not represent a determination regarding criminal charges. It quoted District Attorney Steve Mulroy: "I made a commitment to release videos when doing so would not interfere with an investigation. At this time, releasing the video will not compromise the work the TBI has done so far or its ability to complete the investigation. We're honoring our commitment to transparency while that work continues." It said that, according to investigative reports, two Memphis Police Department officers were in the downtown entertainment zone on July 5 when they heard shots, that they reported seeing a man carrying a handgun, zig-zagging and ducking in the area from which the shots had come, and that they called to the man, later identified as Johnson. It said the reports indicate he fled on foot, the officers pursued him, National Guard members joined the pursuit, and after he turned onto Union Avenue two National Guard members fired shots at him. It said that according to the medical examiner's findings he died at the scene from a gunshot wound that entered his back and exited through his chest. It said no charging decisions have been made, as the bureau's investigation is ongoing. FOX13 Memphis, by Josh Crawford, on November 2, 2026, reported the same release, the same pursuit, the same Union Avenue account, and the same medical-examiner finding. It printed zigzagging as one word. The release prints zig-zagging. FOX13 reported Johnson was killed after officers and National Guard members pursued him through the downtown entertainment district. It did not print his age.

Action News 5, by Joyce Peterson and Stuart Rucker, published November 2, 2026, at 9:40 p.m. CST, reported the office released four videos related to the July 5 shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, who was shot and killed by National Guard members in downtown Memphis. It reported that around 4 a.m. on July 5, near AutoZone Park, Johnson can be seen on the first video firing gunshots in the air toward a group of men before running off, and that loved ones said those were warning shots. A man later identified as Johnson, in the district attorney's account of the reports, and Johnson can be seen firing, on Action News 5, are not the same identification. FOX13 Memphis, in a separate story by Kayla Solomon, reported that one surveillance video shows a man dressed entirely in black standing in a parking lot before firing shots toward a group, and that the footage does not establish the identity of that shooter or whether that gunfire was directly connected to the later shooting of Johnson. Does not establish the identity, on that FOX13 review, and can be seen firing, on Action News 5, are not the same finding. Action News 5 reported a second video, from a Memphis police body camera, records the sound of Johnson firing his gun and two officers starting to chase him, and that a third video, from a surveillance camera, shows the officers and National Guard members headed down Ida B. Wells toward Union. Solomon's story says Ida B. Wells Avenue. Action News 5 reported that less than 90 seconds later gunfire is heard on the body-camera video, that officers round the corner and see Johnson lying on the sidewalk surrounded by National Guard members, that an officer shouts not to touch the evidence as one reaches down to retrieve a gun, that a Guard member can be heard saying "Turn over!" and an officer says "Hey, leave that gun alone!" Solomon reported that someone orders Johnson to turn over, that another voice warns "Leave the gun alone," and that a gun is lying in the street near Johnson, who is on the sidewalk. In the street, and on the ground as an officer reaches down, are not the same place on the two pages. Solomon reported the videos do not show the moment National Guard members shot Johnson, and do not establish whether he was holding or reaching for the weapon when they fired. Action News 5 reported an officer requests an ambulance, says a man was shot by the National Guard, asks if the Guard has a medical kit, and that they start cutting away his shirt. It reported he died at the scene.

Action News 5 reported Johnson's autopsy shows he died from a single bullet wound to the back, and that the Shelby County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. A single bullet wound to the back, on that page, and a gunshot wound that entered his back and exited through his chest, in the district attorney's release, are not the same sentence. Homicide, on Action News 5, is not a word the release prints. Action News 5 identified the Guard members who fired as 19-year-old Alyssa Hout and 20-year-old Dallas Jellineck, both from the Knoxville area, and reported both are too young to work as Memphis police officers because a person has to be at least 21 to wear a badge with that department. The district attorney's release and the FOX13 stories fetched here do not print those names or those ages. Action News 5 reported there is no word on whether the two have been suspended. It quoted former Shelby County Sheriff's Office Captain Bennie Cobb on Tennessee v. Garner and on National Guard training, and it quoted Andre Wharton, the attorney for Johnson's family: "What is absent is that he was running away, and that is critical to this investigation." The release and FOX13's Crawford story do not print that quotation. Action News 5 reported the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is still investigating and that no charges have been filed. FOX13 reported the investigation is nearing completion and that prosecutors have not made any charging decisions. Still investigating, and nearing completion but ongoing, are not the same description of the file. No charges have been filed. Anyone later charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.