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Memphis Task Force Kills Man as Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Opens Probe

Agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the Memphis Safe Task Force kill a man during a Shelby County drug-warrant raid at an extended-stay motel after the suspect points a handgun at officers and they fire.The US Marshals Service led the operation; no law enforcement officers are injured, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is probing the shooting and will forward its findings to the local district attorney.The shooting is the second fatal task force shooting in four days and the fourth officer-involved death tied to the Memphis Safe Task Force since it was created last September by executive order from Donald Trump, and local activists have mounted legal challenges over tactics and oversight.
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