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UPDATED Aug 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Aug 23, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Attorney says body cam shows federal agent was unjustified
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Jonah Neal’s family attorney, Andre Wharton, says body camera footage reviewed by the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office casts doubt that Neal posed an imminent threat when a Homeland Security Investigations agent shot him inside his Memphis home. Wharton said the video was filmed from a second agent’s perspective and that Neal’s mother can be heard saying he was experiencing a mental crisis and needed help.
WHO: Andre Wharton (attorney for Jonah Neal’s family)
WHAT: Wharton says body camera footage shows the federal agent’s use of deadly force was unjustified.
WHEN: Reported Aug 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
WHERE: Memphis, USA
WHY: The family’s attorney is reacting to body camera footage from the day Neal was shot by a federal agent responding to a 911 call about a mental breakdown.
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