Mississippi Releases Bodycam of 1-Year-Old's Fatal Shooting as Officer Resigns

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 23

Bodycam footage released Thursday shows a Senatobia officer firing four shots into a moving car on June 14, fatally striking 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during a Walmart shoplifting response.
Five officers had rushed the vehicle with guns drawn; the car reversed into a parked vehicle, then pulled forward as the officer ran alongside, shouted "Stop," and fired through the passenger-side window.
Mississippi's attorney general found the shooting justified, and the officer's lawyer said the driver was trying to kill police; CCTV appears to show another officer near the car's front when shots were fired.
Ben Crump, representing Wiley's family, called the response excessive, while the child's mother denies stealing nappies and no charges have been filed against the women in the car.
Mayor Greg Graves said officer Hunter Foster has resigned, as the boy's death has already triggered protests, vigils and renewed demands for accountability in Mississippi.