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Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

20 October 2026 at 15:17
The Mississippi attorney general’s office said in a statement Monday that a state investigation found the use of force was “justified” in an officer-involved shooting in June that took the life of a 1-year-old boy. While responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, an officer fired at a moving vehicle, killing Kohen…

Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

20 October 2026 at 15:17
The Mississippi attorney general’s office said in a statement Monday that a state investigation found the use of force was “justified” in an officer-involved shooting in June that took the life of a 1-year-old boy. While responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, an officer fired at a moving vehicle, killing Kohen…

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Demonstrators marching down Norfleet Drive in Senatobia, Miss., in June, after Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, was shot and killed by police.

Mississippi attorney general says officer's force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

Mississippi's attorney general says a Senatobia officer was justified in using force when he responded to a shoplifting call and fired at a moving vehicle that investigators said was driving toward police, killing a boy who was in the car.

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