Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force
Summary
Hunter Foster, a Mississippi police officer, resigned after shooting into a vehicle and killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley in June. The state attorney general ruled the shooting justified, but Kohen’s family and their lawyer have called for a federal investigation and for Foster to lose his police certification.Key Facts
- Officer Hunter Foster shot into a vehicle at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley.
- The shooting happened on June 14, 2024, and Foster was put on leave two days later.
- The Senatobia police board accepted Foster’s resignation on October 21, effective immediately.
- Body camera and surveillance videos showed Foster firing three shots; Kohen died in his mother’s arms.
- The police said Kohen’s mother and a friend were suspected of stealing diapers but were not charged.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the shooting was “justified.”
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Kohen’s family, wants a federal investigation and wants Foster barred from being a police officer.
- Kohen Wiley would have turned two years old on November 1, 2024.
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