Mississippi Attorney General Says Use of Force Was Justified in Death of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley
The attorney general said the officer’s force was justified, ending a review that found no criminal charges were warranted after the child’s death.
- On Monday, the Mississippi Office of the Attorney General announced that a Senatobia Police Department officer's use of force was justified in the June 14, 2026, shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
- Responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart on U.S. 51, Senatobia Police Department officers alleged the vehicle drove toward them, prompting an officer to fire into the car, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
- Citing a preliminary independent autopsy, Attorney Ben Crump disputed the official account, stating the bullet entered Kohen's body from the side rather than the front as officials claimed.
- No criminal charges will be filed against officer Hunter Foster, though his employment status with the Senatobia Police Department remained unclear as of Monday, October 19, 2026.
- The shooting adds to recent departmental controversies, including the firing of Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford over racist text messages and a prior Taser incident in the same parking lot.
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Mississippi attorney general clears police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Attorneys representing the family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley are calling for law enforcement in Senatobia to release body and dashboard camera footage and on Monday June 22, announced plans for an independent autopsy. Kohen would have turned two later this year. Credit: Ben Crump Law
Mississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley - WXXV News 25
By SOPHIE BATES Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force in the June shooting death of a 1-year-old boy while responding to a shoplifting call. The conclusion of the state’s investigation into the shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in the...
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