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Mississippi attorney general rules officer justified in killing of one-year-old

Original: # Justice for ONE YEAR OLD # KohenWiley in # Sebatobia # Mississippi 👹Attorney General 👹 Rules Police 🐷Officer 'Justifie

In Sebátisobía, Mississippi, the state attorney general has ruled a police officer 'justified' in the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black toddler. Civil rights advocates and outlets including Democracy Now! are demanding justice, arguing the ruling underscores longstanding concerns about accountability for police violence against Black children in the state.

Why now: The attorney general's decision clearing the officer has sparked public outrage and renewed calls for accountability in the toddler's death.

Kohen WileyMississippi Attorney GeneralSebátisobía, MississippiDemocracy Now!

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