Politics · October 19, 2026
Attorney General clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed Kohen Wiley
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has ruled that the June 14, 2026, fatal police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was 'justified.' The shooting occurred in a Senatobia Walmart parking lot after officers responded to a shoplifting call involving the child's mother and a friend. While law enforcement claims the driver drove toward an officer, the family's attorneys dispute this, citing an independent autopsy and witness accounts. The investigation was conducted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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- Mississippi TodayCenter
Attorney General clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed Kohen Wiley
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Mississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
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Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’
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Mississippi AG says police shooting that killed 1-year-old was ‘justified’
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Reported across the spectrum
- Attorney General Lynn Fitch ruled the shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley as justified.
- The incident occurred on June 14, 2026, at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi.
- Officers were responding to a shoplifting call involving two women.
- Kohen Wiley was in his mother's lap when he was shot.
- The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) conducted the investigation.
- The family is represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
- An independent autopsy suggested the bullet entered from the side of the vehicle.
Reported by only some outlets
- The Guardian identifies the officer who fired the shot as Sgt. Hunter Foster and notes he is white while the victims are Black.
- The Guardian reports that neither woman has been charged with a crime and that officials have not released evidence of shoplifting.
- NBC News specifies the incident occurred 40 miles south of Memphis.
- The Guardian mentions a history of racial issues in the Senatobia police department, including the 2023 arrest of a 10-year-old boy.
- NBC News notes the driver hit another car while the mother's door was open.
Left-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
The Guardian frames the event within a systemic context of racial tension and police misconduct in Senatobia, highlighting the racial identities of the officer and victims and referencing past controversies like the arrest of a 10-year-old boy.
Right-leaning outlets tend to emphasize…
Centrist outlets tend to focus on…
NBC News focuses on the conflicting narratives between the MBI's official report and the mother's account, providing specific details about the car movement and the sequence of events in the parking lot.
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