Mississippi officer resigns after fatal shooting of 1-year-old in car outside Walmart during pursuit
The state found the officer’s use of force justified and declined prosecution after bodycam and surveillance video showed the vehicle moving toward officers.
- Senatobia police officer Hunter Foster resigned Friday after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch ruled his fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on June 14 was legally justified, Mayor Greg Graves announced.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch concluded Monday the officer's use of force was justified, citing insufficient evidence of criminal conduct to present the case to a grand jury.
- Newly released bodycam and surveillance footage from the June 14 incident shows officers firing into a moving vehicle, killing Kohen and critically injuring one woman in the car.
- Attorney Ben Crump condemned the shooting as "excessive from the very start," arguing officers drew weapons over a shoplifting misdemeanor rather than de-escalating the encounter.
- Last month, former Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford was fired for using racist slurs in private texts, compounding scrutiny of the department's culture and accountability following Foster's resignation.
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Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor says
The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor said.
Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor says – WTOP News
The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor told The Associated Press Friday. Sgt. Hunter Foster had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office earlier this week after its...
Mississippi Cop Resigns After Killing Black Baby as Attorney Says He Had No Choice But to Open Fire
The Mississippi officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Walmart has resigned as the state releases footage from his body camera showing […] Mississippi Cop Resigns After Killing Black Baby as Attorney Says He Had No Choice But to Open Fire
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