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Vellesiya Wiley, a young Black woman in black clothing, stands with attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner at outdoor microphones during a press conference in Senatobia, Mississippi
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Independent Autopsy Rules Kohen Wiley's Death a Homicide — And Mississippi Is Still Protecting His Killer

An independent autopsy has ruled one-year-old Kohen Wiley's death a homicide caused by a shotgun wound to the torso. The findings prove the Senatobia police officer was not in harm's way when he fired into the vehicle — yet the MBI stalls, the officer remains unarrested, and the community demands justice.

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July 2, 2026
Sources Identify Hunter Foster as the Officer Who Shot Kohen Wiley Dead Over a Box of Pampers
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Sources Identify Hunter Foster as the Officer Who Shot Kohen Wiley Dead Over a Box of Pampers

Sources identify Sergeant Hunter Foster of the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office as the officer who killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Senatobia Walmart. Weeks before the shooting, Foster was the subject of a racial slur complaint filed by a fellow officer — a complaint the department ignored.

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June 17, 2026
Crime scene tape and police vehicles in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi after a police shooting.
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Two Calls About Diapers: One Officer Bought Them, Another Executed a Baby

Two police officers responded to the same crime — shoplifting diapers. One bought them. The other killed a one-year-old. The choice between those two outcomes is the choice American policing makes every day.

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June 16, 2026
Photo of one-year-old Kohen Wiley, a Black baby boy, provided by his family.
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A Baby Executed Over Diapers: Senatobia Police Kill 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley at Walmart

Senatobia, Mississippi police shot into a vehicle outside a Walmart, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley and critically injuring another person. The alleged crime: shoplifting diapers.

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June 15, 2026