Autopsy released of Mississippi baby killed by police

Key Points:

• A Mississippi family disputes police claims after their 1-year-old child, Kohen Wiley, was fatally shot when officers fired into a moving car, presenting preliminary autopsy evidence suggesting the baby was shot from the side, contradicting officers' statements that the car was heading toward them.
• Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, emphasized the need for transparency and called for the release of police body camera, dashcam, and Walmart surveillance footage related to the June 14 shooting in Senatobia.
• The incident has sparked protests in the predominantly Black community, highlighting longstanding tensions with local law enforcement, especially since police were originally called over a possible diaper shoplifting incident.
• Preliminary findings indicate the bullet entered Kohen’s right side and exited his left, with glass cuts supporting the side-shooting theory, but experts caution that more information is needed before drawing conclusions.
• Crump questioned the justification for the shooting given the presence of a child in the car and criticized the officers' claim of a life-threatening situation, stating the family has yet to see evidence supporting that account.