Killing of Kohen Wiley

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On June 14, 2026, Kohen Kartier Wiley, a 1-year-old African American boy, was fatally shot by Hunter Foster, a White police officer, in Senatobia, Mississippi. Officers from the Senatobia Police Department were responding to an unrelated shoplifting or sexual assault call from a Walmart when they were alerted of two women, Latoya Ferrell and Vel'lesiya Wiley, leaving the store with a box of diapers. On foot, officers pursued a sedan driven by Ferrell with Vel'lesiya Wiley holding Kohen Wiley in the passenger seat. SPD Sergeant Foster's right leg was nearly hit after stepping in front of the sedan. Foster then fired four shots through the passenger side of the vehicle, killing Kohen Wiley and severely injuring Ferrell. On October 19, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced an end to the Mississippi investigation into the killing, saying Foster was "justified" in firing the shots that killed Wiley. On October 23, Foster resigned from the Senatobia Police Department. The killing...

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