(CNN) Before an angry Tennessee community lashed out at police, injuring two dozen officers, federal law enforcement agents killed Brandon Webber near what authorities believe was one of his family member's north Memphis home.

It was about 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET) Wednesday when officers from the US Marshals Service "encountered" Webber at the home in Memphis' Frayser neighborhood, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

Given that marshals are charged with apprehending dangerous fugitives and Webber had multiple felony warrants, according to the bureau, it seems unlikely the encounter was a chance one.

The marshals involved were part of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, which counts Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee in its jurisdiction.

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