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Part of situation: Mississippi law enforcement use of force investigations (4 clusters)

Mississippi Attorney General rules Senatobia police shooting of toddler justified

Kohen Wiley Lynn Fitch Senatobia Police Department police shooting Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the use of force by a Senatobia police officer in the June 14 shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified. The decision follows an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation into the incident that occurred in a Walmart parking lot.

Officers had responded to a shoplifting report involving alleged stolen diapers and baby clothes. According to investigators, the vehicle carrying Wiley, his mother Vellesiya Wiley, and a friend attempted to evade police by driving toward officers. During the encounter, an officer fired into the vehicle, killing the toddler and critically injuring the driver.

Newly released body-camera and surveillance footage shows a chaotic scene where the vehicle reversed into a parked car and appeared to lurch toward officers before shots were fired. While the driver’s attorney maintains the officer had no choice but to fire, the Wiley family and civil rights attorney Ben Crump have criticized the ruling. They have called for the release of all body-camera and surveillance footage, noting that the Mississippi Department of Public Safety has not yet made the videos public.

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Ben Crump · Hunter Foster · Kohen Wiley · Lynn Fitch · Mississippi Attorney General’s Office · Senatobia Police Department · Vellesiya Wiley

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New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler [desotocountynews.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [hot1009.com]
Mississippi Attorney General says Use of Force was Justified in Death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley [thepodiummedia.com]
Fatal shooting of 1-year-old was justified, Mississippi official says - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group [wavepublication.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [92q.com]
Mississippi AG Says Cop Was ‘Justified’ In Killing Of 1-Year-Old Black Child Kohen Wiley [getuperica.com]
Mississippi AG Says Cop Was ‘Justified’ In Killing Of 1-Year-Old Black Child Kohen Wiley [majicatl.com]
La fiscal general de Misisipi dictamina que el tiroteo policial en el que murió un niño de un año fue justificado - Metro Latino USA [metrolatinousa.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [1053rnb.com]
Mississippi AG says officer’s force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed [mymotherlode.com]
Mississippi AG Says Cop Was ‘Justified’ In Killing Of 1-Year-Old Black Child Kohen Wiley [thebeatdfw.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [wolbbaltimore.com]
Attorney General says Mississippi police were justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old [abc30.com]
Shooting That Killed 1-Year-Old Ruled ‘Justified’ by Mississippi AG - American Renaissance [www.amren.com]
New Video Reveals Chaos Before Mississippi Cop Shot a Black Baby Dead, Then Walked Free [atlantablackstar.com]
Mississippi Attorney General Says Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Was ‘Justified’—But Video Remains Hidden [dailyboulder.com]
Attorney general clears Senatobia officer in Kohen Wiley shooting [www.hottytoddy.com]
MS AG: No Charges For Cop Who Shot Fatally Toddler [www.joemygod.com]
Mississippi AG Says Cop Was ‘Justified’ In Killing Of 1-Year-Old Black Child Kohen Wiley [rnbdfw.com]
Kohen Wiley Shooting ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi AG Says [www.mississippifreepress.org]
UPDATE: Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch Rules Police Shooting Of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Justified [theshaderoom.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [woldcnews.com]
Of Course America Justified The Police Killing Of A Black Baby [Op-Ed] [wzakcleveland.com]
Attorney General says Mississippi police were justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old [6abc.com]
Attorney General says Mississippi police were justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old [abc7.com]
Attorney General says Mississippi police were justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old [abc7news.com]
Attorney General says Mississippi police were justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old [abc7ny.com]
Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed [www.bangordailynews.com]
Mississippi AG Calls Police Shooting 'Justified' After 1-Year-Old Was Killed in His Mother's Arms Outside Walmart [www.ibtimes.co.uk]
1 year old killing by cop over stolen diapers was ‘justified’ says Mississippi A.G. [reason.com]
Mississippi AG Says Cop Was ‘Justified’ In Killing Of 1-Year-Old Black Child Kohen Wiley [rickeysmileymorningshow.com]
Kohen Wiley’s Family Say They Never Heard From Investigators Who Concluded Cops Did No Wrong [theintercept.com]
Mississippi AG says officer’s force was justified during shoplifting call in which 1-year-old boy was killed [triblive.com]
Mississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley [www.troyrecord.com]
Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed [www.wbrz.com]
Mississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley [wtop.com]
Officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Black boy will face no criminal charges [www.independent.co.uk]
Officer who shot 1-year-old while responding to shoplifting was justified, attorney general finds [www.cbsnews.com]
Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’ [www.theguardian.com]