A federal crime-fighting task force member in Memphis shot and killed a man on Wednesday, marking thesecond fatal shootingby a task force member in four days. The incident occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County at around 8:30 a.m. local time.
Key Takeaways
A federal task force member shot and killed a man in Memphis while serving a drug warrant, marking the second fatal shooting by the task force in four days. The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. local time when agents knocked down the door of a hotel room where the suspect refused to open. Authorities have not identified the man, who is at least the fourth person since May to die after being shot by a member of the task force.
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▼Source Claims Check
1 Difference FoundAll 3 publishers report consistent facts across 2 key claims. 1 point of difference noted.
| Claim | Status | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspect's Actions | 1 Difference | Majority reports suspect pointed gun; The Guardian says situation escalated. | ▼ |
| Timeline Of Shootings | Broad Agreement | Second fatal shooting in four days by task force member. | |
| Task Force Creation | Broad Agreement | Task force created by President Trump last year. |
Suspect's Actions
▼Majority reports suspect pointed gun; The Guardian says situation escalated.
Timeline Of Shootings
Broad AgreementSecond fatal shooting in four days by task force member.
Task Force Creation
Broad AgreementTask force created by President Trump last year.
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The suspect was in a hotel room and refused to open the door for agents, so they knocked the door down, according to U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Brady McCarron. A news release from the Marshals Service stated that the man was killed after pointing a handgun at task force members. However, a later news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), which is probing the circumstances of the shooting, provided less specific details.
The TBI reported that 'For reasons still under investigation, the situation escalated, resulting in a DEA agent firing into a room, striking a man and killing him.' Authorities have not identified the man. He's at least the fourth person since May who died after being shot by a member of the task force.
The Memphis Safe Task Force was created last year by President Trump as part of an effort to place National Guard troops and federal agents in Democratic-run cities described as crime-ridden. Although plans to send troops to other cities were blocked by the courts, Tennessee National Guard troops have been serving in Memphis as part of the task force since last fall.
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