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The shooting occurred during a response to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T19:25:28.384Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-19T18:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T19:25:28.384Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to the Mississippi Attorney General's office, and the full report names the attorney general and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.","critic":"The full report quotes the attorney general, the victim's mother, and the family's attorney, and explains the context of previous incidents.","hype":"The headline promises a justified use of force, which is supported by the article's content."}},"tags":["#PoliceJustified","#OfficerInvolvedShooting","#ChildFatality","#Mississippi","#CivilRights"],"entities":["Kohen Wiley","Vellesiya Wiley","Mississippi Attorney General","Senatobia Police Department","Ben Crump","Mississippi Bureau of Investigation"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Mississippi's attorney general has concluded that a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.","The shooting occurred when officers responded to a shoplifting call at a Walmart and saw Kohen's mother, Vellesiya Wiley, leaving with the child.","According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but it drove toward law enforcement, prompting an officer to fire into the car.","Vellesiya Wiley and her attorney dispute the police account, with an independent autopsy suggesting Kohen was shot from the side, not the front."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mississippi's attorney general has stated that a Senatobia police officer acted justifiably in the June shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. The conclusion follows an investigation into the incident, which occurred as officers responded to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart. Officers observed Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen's mother, leaving the store with her son. Police reports indicate diapers and baby clothes were allegedly stolen."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to a statement from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers attempted to stop the vehicle carrying Vellesiya Wiley and her friend, who was driving. The bureau stated the car drove toward law enforcement, which prompted an officer to fire into the vehicle, striking Kohen and the friend."},{"type":"heading","text":"Conflicting accounts of the shooting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Vellesiya Wiley and her attorney, Ben Crump, dispute the police account of the events. Crump stated that an independent autopsy indicated Kohen was shot from the side of the car, not the front, contradicting the claim that the vehicle was heading toward officers. Wiley has denied that she or her friend stole anything."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific details of the previous incidents in Senatobia that have eroded trust between the police department and the city's Black citizens, beyond stating that such incidents have occurred. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific details of the previous incidents in Senatobia that have eroded trust between the police department and the city's Black citizens, beyond stating that such incidents have occurred. None of the right-rated digests mention previous incidents in Senatobia that have eroded trust between the police department and the city's Black citizens."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Independent","url":"https://independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kohen-wiley-shooting-death-mississippi-police-walmart-b3069482.html","headline":"Officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Black boy will face no criminal charges","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T18:43:23.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The News-Gazette","url":"https://news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/mississippi-attorney-general-says-use-of-force-was-justified-in-death-of-1-year-old/article_e8b49ac9-7fa7-57ff-a91f-b23a6d788399.html","headline":"Mississippi attorney general says use of force was justified in death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T18:40:13.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Washington 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