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Family of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification"

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Family of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification". (2026, October 22). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/family-1-year-old-killed-police-speak-out-no-justification/

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A one-year-old boy's family has spoken out after he was killed by police in the parking lot of a Walmart in Mississippi. Despite state officials claiming that the use of lethal force was justifiable, the family contests this determination. Journalist Jason Allen covers their reaction and perspective on the incident.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-23, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

On October 21, 2026, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared that the police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June outside a Walmart in Senatobia was "justified." The incident occurred when officers fired upon a vehicle as the driver attempted to flee after allegedly shoplifting diapers. Body camera footage shows five officers surrounding the car and repeatedly ordering it to stop; one officer then opened fire as the vehicle accelerated toward them. Despite this, Kohen's family reviewed the videos and maintain that the shooting was not justified, continuing their demand for justice in the case. The tragic event has sparked widespread outrage and protests, with calls for accountability from both local activists and national civil rights groups.

Written for “Mississippi Police Shooting Of Toddler” on 2026-10-23, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

Why this leaning score

The model judged this article politically coded and scored it -0.35, but all 1 of its quote(s) are attributed speech - words the article quotes from someone, not the article's own narration, so the score is not published.

Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.

Leaning score withheld for article 100657: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-23

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This article reads unscored and hedges 33% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

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“Both articles describe the family's response to the shooting death of a 1-year-old boy named Kohen Wiley by police in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi.”

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“Both articles describe the shooting of a one-year-old boy in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi, involving his mother and an accomplice allegedly shoplifting and fleeing from police.”

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“While both articles discuss the shooting of Kohen Wiley by a police officer and reactions from his family, they describe different points in time regarding responses to the incident.”

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Reason

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 5 of 30 📰 publisher trust 67

“While both articles discuss the same shooting incident involving a 1-year-old boy killed by police in Mississippi, Article A focuses on the Attorney General's statement about the case being 'justified', while Article B covers the family's reaction to this decision. They describe different aspects of the event.”

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NBC News

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“While both articles discuss the same shooting incident involving a 1-year-old boy and police in Mississippi, Article A covers the Attorney General's statement about the shooting being 'justified', while Article B focuses on the family's response to this decision.”

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