--- title: "Parents protest after 1-year-old Kohen Wiley shot by Mississippi officer" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/parents-protest-after-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-shot-by-mississippi-officer" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/parents-protest-after-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-shot-by-mississippi-officer" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/parents-protest-after-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-shot-by-mississippi-officer.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/parents-protest-after-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-shot-by-mississippi-officer" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-11-03T00:05:20.267Z" source_reported: "2026-11-02T23:29:59.000Z" updated: "2026-11-03T00:05:20.267Z" trust_score: 66 critic_score: 95 hype_score: 12 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-11-03T00:00:14.602619+00:00" --- # Parents protest after 1-year-old Kohen Wiley shot by Mississippi officer *The demonstration was aimed at Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who had ruled the shooting justified, while the ATF opened a separate probe into a fire at the Senatobia police building* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 66 of 100, higher is better. Trust 66: many named sources and official statements, but no independent outlets beyond AP. - Craft 95 of 100, higher is better. Critic 95: provides context, multiple quotes, clear facts, next steps, and coherent narrative. - Hype 12 of 100, lower is better. Hype 12: measured language, no sensationalism. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Parents of 1‑year‑old Kohen Wiley protested at Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office demanding a meeting after the officer’s shooting was ruled justified - Sgt. Hunter Foster shot the child while the vehicle was moving, claiming it was about to hit him - The Attorney General’s month‑long probe concluded the use of force was appropriate - The U.S. ATF opened an investigation into a fire that damaged the Senatobia police building On Monday, the parents of Kohen Wiley, a 1‑year‑old who was killed in June, gathered outside the Mississippi Attorney General’s office to demand a meeting with Lynn Fitch. The protest followed the state AG’s office ruling that Sgt. Hunter Foster’s use of force was appropriate after he fired into a moving vehicle, saying the car was about to strike him. The shooting occurred while the child’s mother, Vellesiya Wiley, held him on her lap in a vehicle that reversed and then accelerated away from officers responding to a shoplifting call. Foster’s attorney said his client had no choice but to fire. In addition, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began an investigation into a fire that damaged the Senatobia police building, though the cause of the blaze remains unclear. > “Our baby’s life mattered,” > > — Protestor, quoted in Washington Top News ## What coverage left out None of the left‑rated digests mention the ATF investigation into the fire at the Senatobia police building. The right‑rated digest also omits this detail, as well as the specific quotations from activists and the father that appear in the centre‑rated full report. ## Who covered it Shares of the 12 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 50% (6) - Centre: 42% (5) - Right: 8% (1) 0 of 12 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-11-03T00:00:14.602619+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 3 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-11-03T00:45:19.608Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - All six left‑rated outlets reported that the parents demanded a meeting with the attorney general who had ruled the shooting justified. Their digests noted the protest at the AG’s office and the parents’ call for accountability, but did not add further detail beyond the basic facts of the protest and the officer’s claim that the vehicle threatened him. ### Centre - The centre‑rated outlets highlighted the protest’s atmosphere, quoting activists and family members. Washington Top News, in its full report, recorded chants of “our baby’s life mattered” and included Marquell Bridges’s comment that the parents wanted the AG to look them in the eyes. It also quoted father Davion Williams describing the loss as “the worst feeling ever” and noted his t‑shirt bearing the child’s image. The report added that the ATF was investigating the police‑building fire, a detail absent from the left and right digests. ### Right - The right‑rated outlet’s digest focused on the parents’ demand for a meeting with the attorney general and the fact that the AG’s office had deemed the officer’s use of force appropriate. It mentioned the protest at the AG’s office but did not include the activist quotes or the ATF investigation. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 1 - high: 5 - veryHigh: 6 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Mississippi Today](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/11/02/kohen-wiley-parents-protest-mississippi-attorney-general) — Kohen Wiley's parents protest Mississippi attorney general - [Goshen News](https://goshennews.com/news/national_news/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office/article_abba769d-10d7-581b-9444-d4b2bc5afe56.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [The Record](https://troyrecord.com/2026/11/02/mississippi-child-shot-protest) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s Office - [Washington Top News](https://wtop.com/national/2026/11/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s Office – WTOP News - [The Seattle Times](https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s Office - [Winnipeg Free Press](https://winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/11/02/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [The Independent](https://independent.co.uk/news/mississippi-black-wiley-attorney-general-tennessee-b3077942.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [Associated Press News](https://apnews.com/article/kohen-mississippi-shooting-black-child-police-b0ce37c2f0a13a5e0bc097b4a097153b) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [The Independent (US)](https://the-independent.com/news/mississippi-black-wiley-attorney-general-tennessee-b3077942.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [Kokomo Tribune](https://kokomotribune.com/news/nation_world_news/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office/article_17333639-0068-5e35-94bc-92822a80dcaa.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [Leader-Telegram](https://leadertelegram.com/news/nation-world/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office/article_3141195d-4b88-55b0-99c0-e616418aa1c4.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office - [Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer](https://messenger-inquirer.com/ap/ap_national_news/parents-of-1-year-old-fatally-shot-by-police-protest-at-mississippi-attorney-generals-office/article_b70e554f-f400-53aa-9110-507bd210bff5.html) — Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's Office ## Questions **What happened to Kohen Wiley?** Kohen Wiley, a 1‑year‑old, was killed when Senatobia police Sgt. Hunter Foster fired into his mother’s vehicle after it reversed and then accelerated away, claiming the car was about to hit him. **Why did the officer say he fired?** Sgt. Hunter Foster said the vehicle was moving toward him and would have hit him, leaving him no choice but to fire, according to his attorney. **What did the Attorney General’s investigation conclude?** The Mississippi Attorney General’s office completed a month‑long probe and concluded that Sgt. Hunter Foster’s use of force was appropriate. **What is the ATF investigating?** The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives opened an investigation into a fire that damaged the Senatobia police building, though the cause of the blaze remains unclear. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/parents-protest-after-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-shot-by-mississippi-officer. 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