Federal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in Mississippi
Summary
Federal and local officials are investigating a fire that damaged the Senatobia Police Department headquarters in Mississippi on Saturday. The cause is unknown, and investigators have not said whether the fire was set intentionally; the department has faced community criticism after an officer fatally shot a 1-year-old in June.Key Facts
- The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating the fire.
- Firefighters responded to smoke at the police headquarters at 4:58 a.m. and quickly extinguished the fire.
- Officials had not disclosed the extent of the building damage or the cause of the fire.
- In June, a Senatobia officer fired into a vehicle during an investigation of a shoplifting call at Walmart, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
- Wiley's mother was unharmed, and her friend was seriously injured; no charges were filed against the two women.
- The police chief was fired in September after news reports alleged he used racist slurs in private text messages.
- The officer involved in the shooting resigned earlier in October and was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi attorney general's office.
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