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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rich Amofa

Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Black boy in Mississippi will face no criminal charges

The Mississippi police officer who shot and killed a Black toddler while responding to a shoplifting call will face no criminal charges, the state attorney general announced Monday.

The conclusion of the state’s investigation into the shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in Senatobia, a small town about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Memphis, Tennessee, where the shooting took place.

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