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Bodycam clip released in fatal police shooting of Mississippi one-year-old
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Mississippi authorities released body camera footage showing a police officer fatally shooting one-year-old Kohen Wiley during a shoplifting response at a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia on June 14.
- The state's attorney general ruled the officer's use of force justified, with the officer's lawyer claiming the driver was trying to kill law enforcement officers.
- Kohen's family disputes the justification, with their attorney Ben Crump condemning the police response as excessive and stating that an alleged shoplifting does not warrant a child's death.
- Senatobia Mayor confirmed that Officer Hunter Foster, who fired the shots, has resigned, while the police department has not yet provided further comment.
- The released footage shows officers approaching the vehicle with guns drawn, the officer firing four shots as the car slowly moves away, and another officer standing near the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
