FILE - This undated photo provided by Veronica Roberson in June 2026 shows her grandson, Kohen Wiley, of Senatobia, Miss.
FILE - This undated photo provided by Veronica Roberson in June 2026 shows her grandson, Kohen Wiley, of Senatobia, Miss.
Veronica Roberson - Veronica RobersonThe family of a 1-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer in Mississippi says the shooting was not justified. They said they have reviewed body camera footage from the shooting in a Walmart parking lot in June. The Mississippi Attorney General's Office cleared Senatobia police officer Sgt. Hunter Foster of wrongdoing, calling the shooting a justified use of force. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, argues the officers' response to an allegation of shoplifting was excessive and reckless. The family disputes claims that the vehicle posed a threat to officers. They are calling for a federal investigation.
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