The fatal police shooting of a 1-year-old boy during a response to a reported shoplifting incident has reignited long-standing tensions between law enforcement and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.
The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in a series of police encounters that have sparked outrage among community members in recent years. The shooting has prompted protests and renewed calls for accountability, with some civil rights advocates citing the case as another example of a Black life lost during an incident involving an allegation of minor theft—reportedly stolen diapers.
