Mississippi toddler Kohen Wiley fatally shot by police sparks protests and accountability calls

An officer-involved shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley after police fired at a vehicle leaving a Walmart during a shoplifting call, prompting protests and renewed concerns about policing and racial justice in a town with a sizable Black population. Witnesses dispute details, while authorities say the vehicle nearly struck an officer before the shot; Kohen and his mother were struck by gunfire. Civil rights advocates liken the case to broader patterns of police accountability issues, and experts caution that shooting at a moving vehicle is dangerous. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident and video footage is expected to be released after the inquiry.