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Mississippi officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-old during shoplifting call
What happened
A police officer in Senatobia, Mississippi shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June while responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart. The Mississippi Attorney General's office determined the use of force was justified and will not bring criminal charges. The officer has since resigned from the police department.
Side by side
Left outlets lead with racial identity, describing Kohen as a "Black toddler" and noting the shooting is "the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust between the Senatobia police department and the city's Black citizens." They emphasize the family's rejection of the justification finding.
- GUOfficer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police forceThe Guardian · Left
- HPThe Family Of A 1-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Says Video Shows His Killing By Police Was Not JustifiedHuffPost · Left
- MSMississippi attorney general says police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old was ‘justified’MS NOW · Left
- HPMississippi AG Says Use Of Force In 1-Year-Old's Shooting Death Was JustifiedHuffPost · Left
- NBCMississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resignedNBC News · Lean Left
- CBSPolice officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-oldCBS News · Lean Left
- APPolice officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor saysAssociated Press · Lean Left · link via Google News
- CBSBodycam video shows fatal police shooting of 1-year-old boyCBS News · Lean Left
- ABCBodycam footage released in police shooting of Miss. 1-year-old as family speaks outABC News · Lean Left
- CBSFamily of 1-year-old killed by police speak out: "That's no justification"CBS News · Lean Left
- CBSVideo shows moments before fatal police shooting of 1-year-old in MississippiCBS News · Lean Left
- CBSBody camera footage shows moments leading up to 1-year-old's death in police shootingCBS News · Lean Left
- CBSBody cam video shows moments before Mississippi officer shot, killed one-year-oldCBS News · Lean Left
- CBSVideo shows moments leading up to police fatally shooting toddlerCBS News · Lean Left
- CBSFamily seeks answers after police officer who shot 1-year-old cleared of wrongdoingCBS News · Lean Left
- NYTMississippi Says It Won’t Bring Criminal Charges in Police Shooting of ToddlerThe New York Times · Lean Left
- CBSOfficer who shot 1-year-old while responding to shoplifting was justified, attorney general findsCBS News · Lean Left
- APMississippi AG says officer’s force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killedAssociated Press · Lean Left · link via Google News
- NBCMississippi AG says police shooting that killed 1-year-old was ‘justified’NBC News · Lean Left
Center outlets lead with the attorney general's finding, with some framing it as "Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified'" and noting "the state offered little explanation for its finding." BBC describes the situation as the car "allegedly being driven at officers."
- BBCBodycam clip released in fatal police shooting of Mississippi one-year-oldBBC News · Center
- RSNMississippi Cop Who Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Resigns After State Calls Shooting 'Justified'Reason · Center
- RSNMississippi A.G. Says Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified'Reason · Center
- NWKohen Wiley: Attorney Demands Footage After AG Says Shooting 'Justified'Newsweek · Center
- HILMississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting 1-year-old Kohen WileyThe Hill · Center
- BBCPolice used 'justified' force in fatal shooting of one-year-old, says Mississippi attorney generalBBC News · Center
Right outlets lead with the officer's resignation and describe the incident more from law enforcement perspective, with Daily Mail calling them "'shoplifters'" in quotes and describing the mother and aunt as "allegedly caught shoplifting." New York Post emphasizes the vehicle was "fleeing" in its description.
- DMShocking final moments of baby captured on police bodycam after his mother and aunt 'shoplifted' at Walmart then drove car at cops who opened fireDaily Mail · Lean Right
- NYPPolice officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor saysNew York Post · Right
- NYPBodycam shows moment Mississippi cop opens fire on fleeing ‘shoplifters,’ killing 1-year-old boy — as AG says it was ‘justified’New York Post · Right
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