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Raumesh Akbari

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Raumesh Akbari is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate from Memphis, representing District 29 since 2019, and the Senate minority leader. An attorney, she earned her law degree at Saint Louis University and served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Raumesh Akbari, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Raumesh Akbari

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Raumesh Akbari

Role at the time: Tennessee Senate minority leader, Democrat of Memphis, in a statement to WMC Action News 5

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Tyrin Johnson turned on the two Tennessee National Guard members who were chasing him and pointed a handgun at them before they fired.

“This autopsy tells a different story than what the public was told and that demands an explanation.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Family lawyer speaks after autopsy report shows National Guard shot Memphis man in the back · WMC Action News 5Full article
Why we used this label

The reference point is the July 5, 2026 fatal shooting of Tyrin Johnson by two Tennessee National Guard members and the official account that he pointed a gun at them. Akbari says the autopsy contradicts the account the public was given and demands an explanation, a challenge to the official description of the shooting.

Read statementFull case: Tennessee Guard report says Tyrin Johnson pointed a gun before troops shot him; the autopsy found the bullet entered his back

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