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Attorney says independent autopsy raises more questions about deadly shooting of 1-year-old outside Mississippi Walmart
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A preliminary independent autopsy of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, fatally shot by police in Mississippi, revealed the bullet entered through the car’s side, raising questions about the justification of the shooting.
- Attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner shared findings indicating Kohen died from a gunshot wound to the torso, with injury patterns consistent with tempered glass from the passenger side window.
- The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation stated officers fired after a vehicle fled a Walmart in response to a shoplifting call, but Kohen’s mother disputes the account that the driver drove toward police.
- Crump called for transparency, urging authorities and Walmart to release footage of the incident, while the investigation remains ongoing and no video has been made public.
- Local officials have faced community frustration over the investigation's pace and limited information, with calls for accountability and transparency growing in Senatobia.
