Mississippi attorney general's office finds the Senatobia officer's use of force justified
Mississippi Attorney General's OfficeOffice of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, in an official statement
The Mississippi attorney general's office says it has completed its review of the June 14 Senatobia shooting involving one police officer and found the officer's use of force justified.
“In this incident, the Attorney General's Office found the use of force was justified.”
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Mississippi's attorney general finds the police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley justified; Ben Crump disputes the finding
A Senatobia, Mississippi, police officer fired into a car in a Walmart parking lot on June 14, 2026, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as his mother held him. On October 19, the state attorney general's office found the officer's use of force justified and declined to prosecute. Ben Crump, a lawyer for the family, disputes the finding and seeks a federal investigation. The officer, Hunter Foster, has resigned.
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The Mississippi attorney general's office's October 19, 2026 statement says it completed its review of the June 14 Senatobia incident involving one police officer and found the use of force justified, after an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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The attorney general's office says it has completed its review of a June 14, 2026 incident in Senatobia involving one officer with the Senatobia Police Department.
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The office says the review followed an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, under Section 45-1-6 of the Mississippi Code.
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The case concerns whether the Senatobia officer was justified in firing into the car, killing Kohen Wiley. The attorney general's office found the use of force justified, which defends the shooting.
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Read the full caseBen Crump says Foster's resignation is not accountability and the family will seek his decertification
“Officer Foster's resignation is hardly a step toward accountability, and it is certainly not justice. A badge cannot simply be turned in to escape responsibility for taking the life of an innocent 1-year-old baby.”Read statement
Ben Crump asks how anyone can accept the justified finding without the body-camera footage
“A 1-year-old baby was shot and killed by a police officer, and now the state of Mississippi says that use of force was justified. How can anyone accept that conclusion when Kohen's family and the public still have not been allowed to see the body-camera footage?”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Mississippi attorney general's office finds the Senatobia officer's use of force justified". First published: 2026-10-28. Last updated: 2026-10-28. https://disputeindex.com/events/7039-the-mississippi-attorney-general-s-office-says-it