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Police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old in car in Mississippi resigns

Kohen Wiley, of Senatobia, Miss. - (Veronica Roberson via AP)

The police officer who killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he shot into a moving car while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned.

Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed Sgt. Hunter Foster’s resignation Friday. Foster was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General's office earlier this week after a monthslong probe into his use of force found it was justified.

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