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Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has concluded that a Senatobia police officer was justified in fatally shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley while responding to a Walmart shoplifting call.
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Police said the vehicle carrying Kohen, his mother, Vellesiya Wiley, and her friend drove toward officers as they attempted to stop it. The officer fired into the car, striking Kohen and the driver.
Wiley disputes that account, saying the vehicle did not threaten officers. Attorney Ben Crump, representing Kohen’s family, said a preliminary independent autopsy indicated Kohen was shot from the side, not the front.
The decision follows months of protests and renewed scrutiny of the Senatobia Police Department, which has faced previous allegations involving excessive force, the arrest of a 10-year-old boy, and racist messages attributed to a former police chief.