Mississippi Cop Shooting Of Toddler
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- Corky SiemaszkoNBC News
- Josh PauzéReason
- Liliana SeguraThe Intercept
- Mark OsborneCBS News
- Will PotterDaily Mail
- Natalie O'NeillNew York Post
- Jack BrookToronto Star
- Deena ZaruABC News (US)
- Tesfaye NegussieABC News (US)
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“In this incident, the Attorney General’s Office found the use of force was justified,” Republican Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch announced in a three-sentence news release posted on her official website.
What happened
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Mississippi released bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was in a moving car when a police officer on a shoplifting call opened fire.
Analysis
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No sentence was reported across the range.
Disputed
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Did driver head towards officers?
sped toward: In the report, the bureau said that as officers attempted to stop the vehicle from fleeing, one officer opened fire as the driver "sped toward the officers."
disputed: In a video released days after the shooting, Vellesiya denied that she or her friend stole anything and disputed that her friend, who was driving, headed toward the officers.
Framing
How the first headlines put it
Words to watch (1)
Shocking final moments of baby captured on police bodycam after his mother and aunt 'shoplifted' at Walmart then drove car at cops who opened fire
How it changed
- 19 Oct
“In this incident, the Attorney General’s Office found the use of force was justified.”
- 20 Oct
Kohen was fatally shot in June, outside of a Walmart, as cops investigated his mother and her friend for stealing diapers.
- 21 Oct
Police body camera footage reveals the moment a Mississippi cop opened fire on fleeing shoplifting suspects in a Walmart parking lot — and shot dead a 1-year-old boy.
- 23 Oct
Now, Mississippi authorities have released the body camera video from the officer who fired the shots.
Coverage 11 articles
23 Oct Mississippi releases video of 1-year-old’s fatal police shooting
Al Jazeera
23 Oct Bodycam video shows fatal police shooting of 1-year-old boy
CBS News
23 Oct Bodycam footage released in police shooting of Miss. 1-year-old as family speaks out
ABC News (US)
23 Oct Family of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification"
CBS News
22 Oct The family of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy says video shows his killing by police was not justified
Toronto Star
21 Oct Bodycam shows moment Mississippi cop opens fire on fleeing ‘shoplifters,’ killing 1-year-old boy — as AG says it was ‘justified’
New York Post
21 Oct Shocking final moments of baby captured on police bodycam after his mother and aunt 'shoplifted' at Walmart then drove car at cops who opened fire
Daily Mail
21 Oct Video shows moments leading up to police fatally shooting toddler
CBS News
20 Oct Kohen Wiley’s Family Say They Never Heard From Investigators Who Concluded Cops Did No Wrong
The Intercept
20 Oct Mississippi A.G. Says Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified'
Reason
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