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Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

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July 8, 2026

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days. The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County at around [] The post Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member appeared first on Loonie Politics.

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UPI

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· Jul 9, 2026

Federal agents killed a man in Memphis; 2nd federal shooting this week

Federal agents killed a man in Memphis; 2nd federal shooting this week

DNyuz

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· Jul 9, 2026

Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis

Tennessee authorities are investigating the second fatal shooting in four days by a member of the federal task force dedicated to confronting crime in Memphis. The shootings are likely to further exacerbate tensions within the city, which has been torn over the presence of hundreds of federal agents since October and their aggressive approach to []

The Hill

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· Jul 9, 2026

Second person in four days fatally shot by federal task force member in Memphis

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fatally shot a man in Memphis on Wednesday, while on deployment in the Tennessee city as part of a federal crime-fighting task force. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said the shooting occurred at roughly 8:30 a.m. CDT, when a team from the Memphis Safe Task Force “made...

Off The Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

Memphis Safe Task Force member fatally shoots suspect, marking second death in four days

A member of the Memphis Safe Task Force allegedly killed a suspect while serving a warrant Wednesday, just days after two other task force members killed a different suspect in the Tennessee city over the weekend. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the circumstances of both fatal shootings. The first involved two members of []...Click to read more

The Independent

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· Jul 9, 2026

Second deadly federal task force shooting in Memphis in just four days

The second fatal shooting in four days by a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis is under investigation

Jezebel

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· Jul 9, 2026

4th Man Killed by Federal Agents Working With Trump’s Anticrime Taskforce in Memphis

Another Memphis man has died at the hands of federal agents working with the Memphis Safe Task Force. He is the fourth in the last two months, and the second in a single week.

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Related coverage for "Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member": UPI — Federal agents killed a man in Memphis; 2nd federal shooting this week. DNyuz — Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis. The Hill — Second person in four days fatally shot by federal task force member in Memphis. Off The Press — Memphis Safe Task Force member fatally shoots suspect, marking second death in four days. The Independent — Second deadly federal task force shooting in Memphis in just four days. Jezebel — 4th Man Killed by Federal Agents Working With Trump’s Anticrime Taskforce in Memphis