Ben Crump asks how anyone can accept the justified finding without the body-camera footage
Ben CrumpCivil rights lawyer representing Kohen Wiley's family, in a statement
Crump questions how anyone can accept the attorney general's finding that the officer's use of force was justified while Kohen's family and the public have not been allowed to see 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?”
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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 Free Press reports the attorney general's finding, describes the June 14 shooting and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation's account, and quotes Ben Crump's statement for the Wiley family.
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The Mississippi Free Press reports that Crump, who represents the Wiley family, decried the attorney general's decision in a statement on Monday.
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Crump says the city's police chief was fired after reports of racial slurs in his text messages and that the officer faced a complaint alleging a racially offensive remark two days before the shooting. He says that if the footage supports the state's decision, it should be released.
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The case concerns whether the Senatobia officer was justified in firing into the car, killing Kohen Wiley. Crump rejects the state's conclusion that the force was justified and questions how it can be accepted without the footage, which condemns the shooting and the finding.
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Mississippi attorney general's office finds the Senatobia officer's use of force justified
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“In this incident, the Attorney General's Office found the use of force was justified.”Read statement
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