Mississippi officer put on leave after killing baby in car outside Walmart
Protests erupt in Senatobia after one-year-old Kohen Wiley killed after police responded to report of shoplifting
TL;DR
- A one-year-old child, Kohen Wiley, was killed in a shooting incident involving a Mississippi police officer.
- The shooting occurred while officers responded to a shoplifting report at a Senatobia Walmart.
- Protests have taken place in Senatobia following the child's death.
- Law enforcement used an irritant (teargas) on protesters outside the Walmart.
- The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation into the shooting.
- The child's family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and is demanding the release of body camera and surveillance footage.