Police used 'justified' force in fatal shooting of one-year-old, says Mississippi attorney general
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
Mississippi police shot at a car during a shoplifting investigation, killing a one-year-old boy inside. The state's attorney general said the police force used was justified, but the boy’s family and their lawyer disagree and want to see the video of the incident.Key Facts
- Police responded to a report of stolen baby supplies from a Walmart store in Senatobia, Mississippi.
- Officers tried to stop a car with two women and a child inside after the reported theft.
- The car was allegedly driven toward an officer, who then fired shots.
- One-year-old Kohen Wiley, sitting on his mother’s lap in the car, was killed.
- The driver, Latoya Ferrell, was critically injured but not charged.
- The attorney general ruled the police use of force was justified.
- The family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump, demands the release of body camera and CCTV footage to reveal the truth.
- The incident led to protests, partly due to racial tensions, as the officer involved is white and the family is Black.
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