Fire At Police Department Over Toddler Shooting

What happened

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Analysis

How it changed

1. 31 Oct

   The Senatobia Police Department ignited anger in the community of 8,000 after an officer fired into a vehicle and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June while investigating a shoplifting call at a Walmart.

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Coverage 6 articles

• 4 Nov Activist charged with setting fire to embattled Mississippi police departmentGarrick Rawls, an Alabama-based self-described civil rights activist, has been charged with arson for setting fire to the Senatobia police department in Mississippi on Halloween day. The incident damaged the police headquarters and is considered a federal offense. The police department had previously faced protests following an officer's fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy. Rawls was arrested despite being over 220…Toronto Star
• 3 Nov Officials investigate fire at Mississippi police department tied to fatal shooting of Black toddlerOn October 31, a fire broke out at the Senatobia police department in Mississippi, following a controversial shooting incident where Officer Hunter Foster killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley. The FBI is investigating the fire as potential arson; no arrests related to this investigation have been publicly detailed beyond confirming an arrest on Monday. The shooting of Kohen occurred in June when Foster, responding to a…The Guardian
• 1 Nov Fire guts HQ of Miss. police dept. that fatally shot Kohen Wiley, 1, in Walmart parking lotA fire damaged the headquarters of the Senatobia Police Department in Mississippi on Saturday morning around 4:30 a.m., shortly after an officer there fatally shot one-year-old Kohen Wiley in June. The blaze was quickly extinguished but caused significant damage to the building. The police department remains operational despite the fire, and they are cooperating with federal and local investigators who are looking…New York Post
• 31 Oct Troubled police department catches fire amid fury over 1-year-old's killing and chief's racist textsOn Saturday morning, the Senatobia Police Department caught fire amid ongoing controversies involving the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley and racist texts from the police chief. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating whether the fire was arson. Earlier this year, Chief Harold “Hal” Vanderford faced intense criticism for racist text messages, leading to his firing by…The Independent
• 31 Oct Federal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in MississippiFederal officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are working with local agencies to investigate a fire that damaged the headquarters of the Senatobia Police Department in Mississippi on Saturday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown and it is not clear if it was intentionally set. The police department has faced community outrage recently due to an officer fatally shooting a…Toronto Star
• 31 Oct Federal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in MississippiFederal officials are investigating a fire at the Senatobia Police Department in Mississippi that occurred on a Saturday morning, though the cause remains unknown and it's unclear if it was intentionally set. The incident comes amid public outrage over a June shooting where an officer killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during a shoplifting investigation. Earlier investigations led to the firing of the police chief due to…ABC News (US)

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