MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- Governor Bill Lee announced that a task force of 13 agencies, including the National Guard and 300 additional troopers, will be in Memphis as early as Monday.

"Personnel from 13 agencies will be on the ground in Memphis next week," Governor Lee said.

He says the Tennessee National Guard will serve a critical support role to local law enforcement as a "force multiplier" alongside the Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. He says this is a long-term strategy and will occur in phases over the next weeks and months.

"The story of crime in Memphis is about to be a story of the past, and that's what we need it to be," Governor Lee said. "That's what this effort is about, and that's what we will be embarking on in the next days."

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