Video of Kohen Wiley police shooting released after Mississippi deemed it justified

Summary

The Mississippi attorney general's office, led by Lynn Fitch, announced on Monday that the police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified, and footage of the shooting has since been made public. Darkhorse Press, a Mississippi outlet, first reported the footage. Mississippi released the video on Thursday, showing Senatobia police Sergeant Hunter Foster firing his gun into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call in June. The Guardian reported that attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner, who represent the Wiley family, held a press conference on Thursday at the Senatobia Church of Christ, shortly after family members viewed the footage. The child's maternal grandmother said the word "justified" has haunted her since Monday. The family says the footage shows the shooting was not justified, while the attorney general's office said its month-long probe found the shooting was justified.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   22 Oct 2026, 18:21 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that footage of the police shooting of Kohen Wiley has been made public since Mississippi attorney general Lynn Fitch announced on Monday that the shooting was justified, with the footage first reported by Darkhorse Press, and that Ben Crump and Van Turner held a press conference on Thursday after family members viewed it.

2. South China Morning Post

   22 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that Mississippi released video on Thursday showing the fatal shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley by Senatobia police Sergeant Hunter Foster, whom state authorities cleared of criminal wrongdoing, and that the family says the footage shows the shooting was not justified.