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Mississippi AG Declares Kohen Wiley Shooting Justified

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared the June 14 2026 shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley justified.
Senatobia Police Sgt. Hunter Foster fired the shots that killed Wiley and wounded the driver.
An independent autopsy reported the bullet entered Wiley’s chest from the side, not the front.
Civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump demanded release of body-camera and surveillance video to support the ruling.

History

Historical Context

The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King and the April 29, 1992 acquittals that sparked riots killing 53 people ignited a national push for police accountability, including federal civil-rights prosecutions and cop-watch reforms. The June 2026 Mississippi justification of Sgt. Hunter Foster’s shooting of infant Kohen Wiley, challenged by attorney Ben Crump, revives those same demands for transparent video evidence and federal oversight.

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Story summary

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch declared the June 14 2026 shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley justified.
Senatobia Police Sgt. Hunter Foster fired the shots that killed Wiley and wounded the driver.
An independent autopsy reported the bullet entered Wiley’s chest from the side, not the front.
Civil-rights lawyer Ben Crump demanded release of body-camera and surveillance video to support the ruling.

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