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Mississippi officer put on leave after killing baby in car outside Walmart
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A Mississippi police officer has been placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting one-year-old Kohen Wiley during a response to an alleged shoplifting incident at a Senatobia Walmart.
- Protests erupted in Senatobia, including demonstrations outside city hall and Walmart, where police deployed tear gas to disperse crowds amid rising tensions.
- Authorities say the officer fired at a vehicle believed to be driving toward them, but witnesses dispute this account; Kohen was inside the vehicle and later died at a hospital.
- Kohen’s family has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump and is demanding the release of body camera and Walmart surveillance footage to seek justice.
- The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent probe, with authorities promising transparency and Walmart cooperating with the investigation.
