1-year-old child killed and 1 person injured after Mississippi police shoot at car
State investigators are reviewing video and witness accounts as the family demands body camera footage and an independent autopsy.
- A one-year-old boy named Kohen Wiley was killed and an adult critically injured when a police officer fired at a vehicle after a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi.
- Officers attempted to stop the vehicle leaving the store; the driver allegedly drove toward an officer, nearly striking them, before the officer fired.
- The police officer involved was placed on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation led by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
- The shooting sparked community protests demanding police accountability and transparency amid ongoing tensions over law enforcement practices in Senatobia.
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1-Year-Old Baby Was Killed By Police in Walmart Parking Lot. Now His Family Is Demanding Answers
Ben Crump said relatives of Kohen Wiley also want body camera and surveillance footage released after the 1-year-old was killed outside a Mississippi WalmartKohen WileyCredit: GoFundMeNEED TO KNOWKohen Wiley, 1, was killed after an officer fired into a vehicle outside a Mississippi WalmartFamily members are demanding the release of body camera and surveillance footageAttorney Ben Crump announced plans for an independent autopsy during a June 22 …
Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving vehicle said Monday they want authorities to release video showing whether officers were in danger of being struck when one of them opened fire.The shooting has sparked outrage in the small city of Senatobia, where some say it’s the latest in a series of troubling encounters between police and Black residents.Kohen Wiley was riding with his mother and another …
Shoplifting Ends In Tragedy: Mississippi Family Demands Video After Police Shoot 1-Year-Old - Tampa Free Press
A Mississippi family is calling for the immediate release of video footage after their 1-year-old son was fatally shot by police opening fire on a moving vehicle. The family wants the public to see whether officers were truly at risk of being struck when they discharged their weapons. The infant, Kohen Wiley, was riding in […] Shoplifting Ends In Tragedy: Mississippi Family Demands Video After Police Shoot 1-Year-Old
Mississippi opens inquiry after police shoot and kill one-year-old during shoplifting call
Calls for justice are growing after 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi.Police reportedly fired into the car of a shoplifting suspect. The officer alleged the vehicle was accelerating toward him at the time of that the deadly shooting. The family of the toddler is now seeking an independent autopsy after his death.Their attorney Benjamin Crump questioning th…
How Many Ways Can You Avoid Reporting That Cops Killed a Baby?
Janine Jackson FAIR “One-Year-Old Boy Killed After Officer Fires at Vehicle in Mississippi,” said the New York Times headline (6/16/26). So, a “one-year-old boy”—what most people would call a baby—was “killed after” a police officer fired at a vehicle, but there’s no verb you could use to connect those two things? The Times subhed continued that pacifying work: It is not entirely clear what led up to the shooting, but the Mississippi Bureau of …
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