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1-Year-Old Killed After Mississippi Officer Fires at Vehicle During Walmart Shoplifting Response
State investigators say officers fired after the driver nearly hit one of them, and the child died later at a hospital.
- On Sunday, June 14, 2026, a Senatobia Police Department officer shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot while responding to a shoplifting report; the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent review.
- Law enforcement officials claim the driver accelerated toward officers, nearly striking one, while the family disputes the shoplifting allegations and asserts the mother attempted to alert police to the infant's presence.
- Hundreds gathered Tuesday at Senatobia City Hall and the Walmart to demand accountability, prompting law enforcement to deploy tear gas against the crowd outside the store.
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell announced the officer has been placed on administrative leave while the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation prepares findings for the Attorney General's office.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the Wiley family, stated, "We intend to seek justice for baby Kohen and the life that was stolen from him," amid scrutiny of the Senatobia Police Department's history of controversial incidents.
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One-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Shot Dead In Car Outside Mississippi Walmart — Officer Now Suspended
A one‑year‑old boy, Kohen Wiley, was shot dead inside a car outside a Mississippi Walmart after a police officer opened fire during a shoplifting investigation. The officer involved in the fatal incident has been placed on administrative leave while state authorities carry out an independent review. On 14 June, law enforcement responded to allegations of a stolen box of diapers in Senatobia. An officer discharged a weapon into a departing vehicl…
·United Kingdom
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'I raised my baby up' | Mother of 1-year-old shot and killed in Mississippi speaks out as officer is placed on administrative leave
Vellesiya Wiley claims she showed officers her 1-year-old was in the car just moments before an officer fired shots killing her son.
·Spokane, United States
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