Mississippi Releases Bodycam Video of 1-Year-Old's Fatal Police Shooting After Officer Cleared

Mississippi authorities on Thursday released body-camera video of the June shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was killed when Senatobia police Sgt. Hunter Foster fired into a moving vehicle in a Walmart parking lot. The shooting happened as officers chased two women accused of shoplifting; the car was driven by a family friend. Senatobia is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Memphis, Tennessee. Earlier this week, the Mississippi Attorney General's Office cleared Foster of criminal wrongdoing, saying its review found the use of force justified. At a Thursday news conference, family attorney Ben Crump said Kohen would have turned 2 in early November. After watching the footage, the family said they do not believe the shooting was justified. Kohen's grandmother, Veronica Roberson, said she learned of the clearance from the news, saw parts of video leaked online Wednesday, and called the lack of notice a "slap in the face."

Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage (HuffPost, CBS News) centers on the family's rejection of the justified finding, quoting Roberson and Crump, and on the bodycam footage. Alternative outlets (AP, Al Jazeera) lead with the video release and the officer's clearance, noting the family's objection and its attorney's criticism.