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Mississippi AG Says Kohen Wiley Shooting Justified, No Charges

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Fitch Defends Shooting

U.S. Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the June 14 shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified.
Mississippi Police Sgt. Hunter Foster, the only officer on leave, will face no criminal charges.
An independent autopsy found Wiley was shot from the vehicle’s side, contradicting police claims of a forward approach.
Civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump demanded that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation release body-camera footage later this week.

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Karriem Demands Truth

Rep. Kabir Karriem (MLBC Chairman) demanded evidence, explanation, and truth about the Senatobia shooting.
Senatobia’s population is about 40% Black, with a 26.4% poverty rate.
In 2022 an officer violently arrested a Black woman in the same Walmart parking lot.
The police chief was fired in September after racist slurs were revealed.
Angelica Maze, a Black officer, was named interim police chief thereafter.

History

Historical Context

On March 3 1991, Rodney King was beaten by LAPD officers, a incident captured on George Holliday’s video and broadcast nationwide. The officers’ 1992 acquittal sparked riots and led the U.S. Department of Justice to bring federal civil-rights charges, resulting in two convictions and a $3.8 million settlement for King in 1994. The case set a precedent for modern debates over police use of force.

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Fitch Defends Shooting

U.S. Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the June 14 shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified.
Mississippi Police Sgt. Hunter Foster, the only officer on leave, will face no criminal charges.
An independent autopsy found Wiley was shot from the vehicle’s side, contradicting police claims of a forward approach.
Civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump demanded that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation release body-camera footage later this week.

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