A bullet fired by members of the Tennessee National Guard entered the back of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, pierced his lung and killed him, an autopsy report shows, contradicting the initial account given by officials. Authorities previously said that Johnson was shot by two guard members in the chest on 5 July in Memphis, after he
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi. — The family of Nolan Xavier Wells is still searching for answers about what exactly led to the 18-year-old elite athlete’s death during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Although Wells traveled by boat with his friends to Horn Island, he did not return to
Warning: This article contains details about the outcome of an autopsy that readers may find distressing. The cause and manner of Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells’ death after he went missing earlier this month remain unknown following an independent preliminary autopsy. The body of Wells, 18, was found in the water near Horn Island two days
An attorney for Nolan Xavier Wells’ family says he will release the results of an independent autopsy into the 18-year-old’s death Wednesday morning. Preliminary findings will be made public during a news conference held at the NAACP’s annual National Convention in Chicago, according to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family. Wells’ parents