Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force
Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who…
The Guardian reports: Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department.
Earlier this week, Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the shooting was “justified”. The Senatobia board of aldermen accepted Foster’s resignation on 21 October and the resignation took effect immediately.
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- Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. (The Guardian)
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