Federal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in Mississippi

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-31 · by Sarah Raza

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Federal 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 1-year-old child. Officials have been contacted for more information but no additional details are provided by the article itself.

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As of November 1, 2026, federal officials are investigating a fire at the Senatobia Police Department headquarters in Mississippi, which occurred around 4:58 a.m. on October 31. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with local agencies are looking into whether the fire was intentionally set. The department has been under scrutiny since an officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June during a shoplifting investigation at Walmart. Sgt. Hunter Foster, who resigned after being cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office, was involved in the shooting. The fire caused damage to the building but did not disrupt police services. No arrests have been made as of yet regarding the cause of the fire.

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Mississippi The Associated Press The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the Senatobia Police Department the Tate County Sheriff’s Office

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Mississippi GPE · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1× The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ORG · 1× the Senatobia Police Department ORG · 1× the Tate County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

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The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating a fire Saturday morning that damaged the building of a beleaguered police department in Mississippi that has drawn outrage from the community in recent months after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old.

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2026-11-01 · Toronto Star

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It was unclear what caused the fire at the headquarters of the Senatobia Police Department and whether it was intentionally set. uncertain

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The Associated Press has reached out to the fire department, police department, and the Tate County Sheriff’s Office for comment. asserted

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