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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Bates

Mississippi AG says officer's force was justified during shoplifting call in which boy was killed

Mississippi Child Shot - (Veronica Roberson)

Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy.

The conclusion of the state’s investigation into the shooting death of Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in the small town about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Memphis, Tennessee, where the shooting took place.

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