Mississippi Attorney General's Office Rules Police Shooting That Killed 1-Year-Old Was Justified
Photo: NBC NewsMississippi's attorney general's office announced Monday that police use of force was justified in the June shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Officers fired at a car in a Walmart parking lot. A friend of the child's mother, who was driving the car, was injured. The shooting has been described as the latest in a string of incidents that have eroded trust between the Senatobia police department and the city's Black citizens.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Alternative coverage, from NewsNation, centers on the announcement of the ruling and the timing of the decision on the officers' use of force. Left-leaning outlets also lead with the ruling. NBC News adds what happened in the parking lot, including the child's death and the driver's injury, while HuffPost places the ruling in the context of strained relations between police and Black residents. All sides covering it agree on the ruling itself; the difference is emphasis.
How the sides differ Alternative sources report the ruling itself; left sources add shooting details and community trust concerns; right sources have not covered the story.
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NBC News leads with the ruling and recounts the Walmart parking lot shooting and the driver's injury. HuffPost stresses eroded trust between Senatobia police and the city's Black citizens.
NewsNation leads with the attorney general's office announcing its Monday ruling that the officers' use of force was justified, with a brief, ruling-focused account.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.