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Mississippi Cop Shoots One-Year-Old

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Mississippi Cop Shoots One-Year-Old. (2026, October 24). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/91949

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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.

Summary AI · cited

A 1-year-old boy was killed by a police officer in Senatobia, Mississippi, after an incident involving shoplifting.12

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation into the shooting.1

The body camera footage from the incident has been released, showing the moment when a police officer fired shots into a car containing the boy and his mother.34

The police officer involved in the shooting resigned after the release of the body camera footage.5

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Sources cited (7)
  1. Mississippi AG says police shooting that killed 1-year-old was ‘justified’ NBC News, 19 Oct
  2. Mississippi A.G. Says Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified' Reason, 20 Oct
  3. 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
  4. Mississippi releases video of 1-year-old’s fatal police shooting Al Jazeera, 23 Oct
  5. Mississippi officer who fatally shot 1-year-old resigns ABC News (US), 24 Oct
  6. Bodycam clip released in fatal police shooting of Mississippi one-year-old BBC, 23 Oct
  7. Kohen Wiley’s Family Say They Never Heard From Investigators Who Concluded Cops Did No Wrong The Intercept, 20 Oct

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.

4 of 11 outletsfirst reported 23 Octwording from Al Jazeera

Analysis

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  • The incident involved a police response to an alleged shoplifting call.26

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How the first headlines put it

  • NBC News frames the event as a statement by the Attorney General, while The Intercept emphasizes the family's reaction and lack of communication from investigators.17
  • Reason highlights the context of shoplifting, whereas Al Jazeera focuses on releasing bodycam footage.24
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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 Daily Mail

How it changed

  1. 19 Oct

    “In this incident, the Attorney General’s Office found the use of force was justified.”

    4 outlets · NBC News
  2. 20 Oct

    Kohen was fatally shot in June, outside of a Walmart, as cops investigated his mother and her friend for stealing diapers.

    2 outlets · Reason
  3. 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.

    2 outlets · New York Post
  4. 23 Oct

    Police body camera and security footage released on 21 October shows the police shooting of Kohen Wiley on 14 June in Senatobia, Mississippi.

    3 outlets · The Guardian

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