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Mississippi Police Shoot 1-Year-Old; Funeral Features Bluey Toy

6/29/2026

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Police Shoot Infant

At the funeral, mourners carried a stuffed Bluey toy as a tribute to the infant.
Police shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi on June 14; the investigation remains ongoing.
Officers said they fired after vehicle with child and two adults nearly struck an officer.
Civil rights attorney Van Turner said no justification for the child's death, prompting applause.

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Protesters Clash

Protesters in Senatobia were met with police-deployed tear gas and multiple barricades while attempting to reach the police station.
Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old killed by Senatobia police officer on 14 June, will have a funeral including a Bluey toy.
About 100 demonstrators outside Walmart chanted for justice and demanded release of body-camera footage.
Police cited diaper-theft report despite witnesses saying the driver paid and no charges were filed.

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Police Shoot Infant

At the funeral, mourners carried a stuffed Bluey toy as a tribute to the infant.
Police shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi on June 14; the investigation remains ongoing.
Officers said they fired after vehicle with child and two adults nearly struck an officer.
Civil rights attorney Van Turner said no justification for the child's death, prompting applause.

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