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Mississippi AG Declares Walmart Toddler Shooting Justified, No Charges

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Foster Resigns After Shooting

Officer Hunter Foster shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on June 14, 2026, in a Walmart parking lot.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared the use of force justified and said no prosecution will follow.
Attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner said the body-camera video proves the shooting was unjustified and urged a DOJ review.
Officer Hunter Foster resigned from the Senatobia Police Department after the state cleared him of wrongdoing.

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Senatobia Chief Fired

Senatobia police department fired its chief after racist text messages were revealed.
An officer faced a complaint alleging a racially offensive remark two days before the shooting.
In 2025 a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser over a parking dispute.
The shooting occurred on Juneteenth, the holiday marking slavery’s end.
An independent autopsy found the toddler was shot through the vehicle side, contradicting police claims.

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Historical Context

The May 25 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin sparked nationwide protests and a federal civil-rights investigation. The DOJ’s June 2023 report found a pattern of excessive force and led Minneapolis to negotiate a consent decree after a $27 million settlement in March 2021. That precedent frames calls for a similar federal review of the 2026 Senatobia toddler shooting.

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Foster Resigns After Shooting

Officer Hunter Foster shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on June 14, 2026, in a Walmart parking lot.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared the use of force justified and said no prosecution will follow.
Attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner said the body-camera video proves the shooting was unjustified and urged a DOJ review.
Officer Hunter Foster resigned from the Senatobia Police Department after the state cleared him of wrongdoing.

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