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Mississippi attorney general deems police shooting of 1-year-old justified

Original: In Mississippi, police kill a 1-year-old baby for no reason, allegedly because the mother (who is black) as shoplifting

In Mississippi, police shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during an encounter that began over an alleged shoplifting incident involving his mother, who is Black. The state attorney general has ruled the shooting justified, a decision drawing anger online, with commenters disputing the shoplifting claim and questioning the use of lethal force against a infant.

Why now: The attorney general's ruling that the shooting was justified has reignited outrage over police violence against Black families.

Kohen WileyMississippi Attorney GeneralMississippi Free PressMississippi police

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• In Mississippi, police kill a 1-year-old baby for no reason, allegedly because the mother (who is black) as shoplifting diapers except she wasn’t https://www. mississippifreepress.org/polic e-shooting-of-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-was-justified-mississippi-attorney-general-says/ #… · bascule@mas.to · 8

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