Video Shows Fatal Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley by US Police Officer
Source reports published 22 Oct 2026, 4:08 am – 23 Oct 2026, 9:40 am AEST
Video footage released by Mississippi authorities shows a police officer, Sergeant Hunter Foster, fatally shooting a one-year-old boy, Kohen Wiley, while responding to a shoplifting incident. The Mississippi Attorney General’s office determined the use of force was justified, while the boy’s family and legal representation dispute this assessment.
What happened
- On June 14, 2026, in Senatobia, Mississippi, police responded to a shoplifting call.
- Officer Sergeant Hunter Foster, while approaching a silver-colored sedan driven by a friend of the boy’s mother, fired his gun into the vehicle.
- Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old boy, was killed.
- The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office concluded that Foster’s use of force was justified, citing the driver’s near-collision with an officer.
- Foster’s lawyer stated that Foster had no choice but to shoot due to the vehicle’s movement.
- Ben Crump, representing the family, argued that Foster fired from the passenger side of the car and was not in immediate danger.
- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced the video would be released at the end of the week after the family viewed it.
- The Senatobia police chief was recently fired for allegedly using racial slurs.