Police cleared in fatal shooting of one
The Mississippi Attorney General has ruled that police were justified in a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a one-year-old boy. The family's attorney is calling for the release of body-camera footage to verify the state's findings.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing tensions regarding police use of force, transparency, and accountability in fatal encounters involving civilians.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Max Matza Courtesy of family attorney Benjamin Crump Mississippi police used "justified" force when they shot at a car during a shoplifting investigation, killing a one-year-old boy inside, the state's attorney general has ruled.
Kohen Wiley was killed in June while sitting on his mother's lap in the passenger seat of a car that police say was being driven at officers in the city of Senatobia.
Authorities have said they were called about a report that nappies and baby clothes were allegedly stolen.
His mother has denied the allegations. Neither she nor the driver of the vehicle have been charged with a crime. A lawyer for the Wiley family denounced the attorney general's findings on Monday and called for the release of footage from the incident.
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