The family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley viewed the video of the June shooting that killed him on Thursday, joined by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, and spoke to the media afterward. The footage, which includes three body-camera videos and two Walmart surveillance recordings, was released two days after the Mississippi Attorney General’s office ruled the officers’ actions justified.
According to authorities, two women accused of shoplifting left the store with the toddler and got into a car. Officer Hunter Foster fired into the passenger side as the vehicle moved, and he later said he could not see a baby inside. It remains unclear whether the family plans to take legal action.
The case has drawn national attention to police use-of-force standards, particularly when a vehicle is moving toward an officer and a child may be inside. We’ll continue following it as the family responds and any next steps emerge. What question would you want answered if you were sitting in that news conference?
