Child Killed After Officer Fires upon Car Following Reported Shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi: Police
Officials said officers responded to a shoplifting call before a vehicle fled, leaving one juvenile dead and one subject critically injured.
- On Sunday, an officer-involved shooting at a Senatobia Walmart left one child dead and another person critically injured after the Senatobia Police Department and Tate County Sheriff responded to a shoplifting call.
- Officers confronted two suspects and a child fleeing the store in a vehicle after responding to the shoplifting call; investigators report the driver accelerated toward officers, nearly striking one, before an officer fired.
- Family members told FOX13 the child was one year old, intensifying community grief. The vehicle fled to a local hospital where the child was pronounced dead and another occupant sustained critical injuries.
- Local resident Derik Shaw questioned the decision to confront the suspects in the parking lot, stating "They are supposed to trail her home & get her tag number." Shaw expressed concern about the tactics used.
- The MBI is leading the investigation, with findings to be shared with the Mississippi Attorney General as evidence gathering continues at the Walmart Supercenter on U.S. Highway 51 in northwestern Mississippi.
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One child died and one adult was seriously injured after an officer fired at a vehicle during a police response
Child killed after officer fires upon car following reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi: Police - Regional Media News
(SENATOBIA, Miss.) - A child was killed after an officer fired upon a vehicle following a reported shoplifting at a Walmart in Mississippi, authorities said. An adult was also critically injured in the shooting, which occurred Sunday afternoon outside a Walmart in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Law enforcement officers who responded to a shoplifting call at the Walmart encountered two adults allegedly fleeing fr…
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1 child killed and 1 person injured after Mississippi police shoot at car
Authorities say a child is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call. Another person was critically injured.
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