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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 27, 2026

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating a May 20 shooting in which a member of the Memphis Safe Task Force shot a man who later died, the Commercial Appeal reports. Officers found Jonah Neal inside a residence with multiple weapons, according to a release. A Homeland Security Investigations special agent fired her weapon “for reasons still under investigation,” the TBI said. Neal was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said it is not yet clear whether he died from the gunshot wound or from self-inflicted stab wounds. The shooting comes a week after Drug Enforcement Administration agents with the task force shot and killed Darrin Pigram in North Hollywood. The TBI also is investigating that shooting.