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Mississippi Officer on Leave After Walmart Shooting Kills Infant

6/20/2026

Summary

Story summary

Officer Hunter Foster was placed on leave after his gunfire killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during a June 14 response at a Senatobia Walmart.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an inquiry and will send findings to the state attorney general.
The family hired civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump to demand body-camera and surveillance footage.
Police used tear-gas on protesters, causing the Walmart to close briefly before reopening the next morning.

History

Historical Context

The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles, which led to the 1992 riots that killed 63 people and a $3.8 million civil settlement, spurred a federal consent decree reshaping LAPD use-of-force policy. Decades later, civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump and activist Al Sharpton cite that legacy while demanding body-camera footage after Officer Foster’s fatal Mississippi shooting.

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Story summary

Officer Hunter Foster was placed on leave after his gunfire killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during a June 14 response at a Senatobia Walmart.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an inquiry and will send findings to the state attorney general.
The family hired civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump to demand body-camera and surveillance footage.
Police used tear-gas on protesters, causing the Walmart to close briefly before reopening the next morning.

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