Video footage of Kohen Wiley shooting released after toddler’s death deemed ‘justified’
Summary
Video footage of the police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley in Mississippi was released after the state's attorney general said the shooting was justified. Kohen’s family and their lawyers are challenging this decision and asking for a federal investigation, while saying the use of force was excessive.Key Facts
- Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old baby, was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call in Mississippi.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch called the shooting "justified."
- Footage shows five officers with guns drawn approaching a car with the baby and two women.
- The baby’s family and their lawyers say the police response was excessive and question the justification.
- Neither woman in the car was arrested for shoplifting, and the alleged theft was for a pack of diapers, a misdemeanor.
- The family was not informed ahead of the announcement or video release and learned about it through news outlets.
- Civil rights lawyers Ben Crump and Van Turner represent the Wiley family and seek a federal review of the case.
- The baby’s second birthday would have been November 1, shortly after the shooting.
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