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Memphis federal task force shootings July 2026
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 06
JUL 06 · Day 1
National Guard soldiers fatally shoot armed man in downtown Memphis
DEA agents shot Darrin Pigram, 41, when serving a warrant on him in May, and Pigram later died at the hospital.
TBI will not make a determination on whether the officers' actions were justified or identify the guard members involved.
A judge blocked the deployment of Guard forces in Memphis last October, but that ruling was overturned on appeal.
“The heartbreaking reality is that he will never have the chance to enjoy what we were building together. That is a pain no grandparent should ever have to endure.”
EVANIEL JOHNSON
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