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Bodycam clip released in fatal police shooting of Mississippi one-year-old

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-23 · by Kayla Epstein

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Mississippi authorities have released body camera footage showing how one-year-old Kohen Wiley was fatally shot by a police officer in a Walmart car park after officers responded to a report of suspected shoplifting on June 14. The video shows five officers pursuing the vehicle with guns drawn, and the shooting occurs as the car passes an officer who fires four shots, breaking the passenger-side window. While the state’s attorney general deemed the shooting justified, Kohen Wiley's family and their lawyer Ben Crump argue that it was excessive force, noting no charges were filed against those in the vehicle for theft. The officer involved has since resigned.
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Story summary

On October 23, 2026, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared that a June 14 shooting by a Senatobia Police Department officer was "justified" after an investigation found no basis for criminal charges against the officer involved. The incident occurred when officers responded to a shoplifting report at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, leading to the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child who was in the vehicle driven by his mother’s friend as she attempted to leave the scene.

Bodycam footage released on October 21 revealed that officers surrounded the car and ordered it to stop. When the driver accelerated towards them, one officer opened fire, hitting Kohen Wiley, who was in a rear seat. The child died from the gunshot wound. Hunter Foster, the officer involved, subsequently resigned following pressure from local officials.

Kohen's family disputes this characterization of events, arguing that the use of lethal force against a vehicle with an infant inside constitutes excessive and unjustified violence. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has called for further scrutiny into the circumstances leading up to the shooting and questioned the justification given by law enforcement.

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Narrative

Kohen Wiley, aged one, was on his mother's lap in a moving car when officers surrounded the vehicle in the city of Senatobia on 14 June. The state's attorney general found the policeman was justified in using force, and the officer's lawyer argued in a statement to the BBC that the driver was attempting to kill law enforcement.
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Bodycam clip released in fatal police shooting of Mississippi one-year-old · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Mississippi authorities have released body camera footage showing how a toddler was fatally shot by a police officer responding to a report of shoplifting in a Walmart car park. asserted
toddler → publish → park
Kohen Wiley, aged one, was on his mother's lap in a moving car when officers surrounded the vehicle in the city of Senatobia on 14 June. The state's attorney general found the policeman was justified in using force, and the officer's lawyer argued in a statement to the BBC that the driver was attempting to kill law enforcement. asserted
driver → move → enforcement
The child's family disputes that the shooting was justified. asserted
shooting → dispute → ?
Their lawyer, Ben Crump, has called the police response "excessive from the very start". asserted
lawyer → call → start
Crump said an allegation of shoplifting "does not warrant the death" of a child. asserted
allegation → say → child
Kohen Wiley was riding in the vehicle with his mother, Vellesiya Wiley, and another woman at the time of the incident. asserted
Wiley → rid → incident
Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed to the BBC's US partner CBS that Hunter Foster, the officer who opened fire, had resigned. asserted
who → confirm → fire
The Senatobia Police Department did not immediately respond to the BBC's requests for confirmation. asserted
Department → respond → confirmation
The footage released by Mississippi authorities on Thursday shows a first-person perspective of the officer who opened fire. asserted
who → release → fire
After being told by a staff member that suspected shoplifters were getting away, five law enforcement officers run towards the car with guns drawn. The vehicle reverses, crashing into a parked car, before pulling forwards. asserted
vehicle → tell → car
The officer wearing the body camera raises his gun and aims it at the moving vehicle as he runs closer, shouting: "Stop!" asserted
he → wear → vehicle
As the car closely passes the officer, he fires his gun, shattering the passenger-side window. asserted
he → pass → window
Four gunshots can be heard, as police command the driver to stop. asserted
police → hear → driver
The car continues to drive off slowly through the car park. asserted
car → continue → park
CCTV video from the storefront appears to show that at the moment the policeman opens fire, another officer is standing near the front of the moving vehicle. asserted
officer → appear → vehicle
"The driver of the vehicle was attempting to kill those 5 officers," Martin Zummach, an attorney representing the officer, said in a statement to the BBC, adding that his client "had no choice but to discharge his weapon". "We are very sad for the loss of life," Zummach said. asserted
Zummach → attempt → life
"But the outcome of the investigation was not only expected, but it was overdue." asserted
it → expect → investigation
The child's mother, Wiley, has denied she and her friend stole nappies from the store. asserted
she → deny → store
No charges have been filed against them. asserted
charges → file → them
The boy's death has sparked protests and vigils in Mississippi. asserted
death → spark → Mississippi
At a news conference, relatives demanded accountability. asserted
relatives → demand → accountability
"After what I've seen today, I'm having a difficult time understanding the word, 'justified,' said LaSandra Williams, Kohen Wiley's grandmother. asserted
Williams → see → word
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