Video footage of Kohen Wiley shooting released after toddler’s death deemed ‘justified’

The Guardian reports: ‘The word ‘justified’ has haunted me since Monday,’’ the child’s maternal grandmother says Since the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced on Monday that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old baby, “was justified”, footage of the shooting has been made public.

It was first reported by Darkhorse Press, a Mississippi outlet. The press conference came shortly after members of the family…

This world story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Kohen Wiley, Since the Mississippi and Senatobia Church of Christ.

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United Kingdom · Europe

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The Guardian

First reported

22 Oct 2026, 23:51 IST

Key names

Kohen Wiley, Since the Mississippi, Senatobia Church of Christ, Mississippi

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World

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• The GuardianVideo footage of Kohen Wiley shooting released after toddler’s death deemed ‘justified’ 22 Oct, 23:51

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