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Independent Autopsy Shows Infant Shot from Side, Officer Charged

7/2/2026

Center

Crump Demands Transparency

An independent autopsy found the infant was shot from the vehicle’s side, contradicting police claims car was heading toward officers.
June 14, 2026, Senatobia police shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart lot, placing officer on leave with charges pending.
Ben Crump presented the autopsy and urged release of police and Walmart video footage.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting as community activists demand transparency.

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Police Shoot Infant

Preliminary autopsy shows bullet entered infant’s chest from the right side, not head-on as police claimed.
Police shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi, where the adult passenger remains stable.
Community activists gathered at the Senatobia Church of Christ demanding immediate full transparency.
Attorney Ben Crumb presented glass evidence as Sean Tindell withheld video, sparking nine-month stonewall criticism.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized that the officer who fired was placed on administrative leave pending investigation, a detail not mentioned in Left coverage.
Center coverage noted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation’s official ongoing review of the shooting, which Left coverage omitted.

History

Historical Context

The June 14, 2026 police shooting of infant Kohen Wiley in Senatobia, Mississippi, revives national scrutiny of law-enforcement use of force. That scrutiny began after the November 22, 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by Cleveland officers, which sparked protests, a Department of Justice investigation and a $6 million settlement with his family. Both cases have pressured departments to adopt video-release policies and federal oversight reforms.

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Crump Demands Transparency

An independent autopsy found the infant was shot from the vehicle’s side, contradicting police claims car was heading toward officers.
June 14, 2026, Senatobia police shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart lot, placing officer on leave with charges pending.
Ben Crump presented the autopsy and urged release of police and Walmart video footage.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting as community activists demand transparency.

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