Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says an officer will not face charges in the June 14 shooting that killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia. The Attorney General’s Office concluded that the use of force was justified after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation presented its findings. Video shows officers surrounding a car and ordering its driver to stop before one officer fires; the family disputes the shoplifting accusation and says Wiley’s mother tried to show officers the child. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said it would release the video at the end of the week after the family views it. Whether the family has seen the footage and whether the planned public release has occurred remain unconfirmed.
TLDR: The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office found the officer’s use of force justified and said no charges would be filed in the shooting that killed Kohen Wiley. State officials said the body-camera video would be released after the family views it, but that viewing and public release are not confirmed in the account.
Newly circulated body-camera and surveillance footage shows officers rushing from a Mississippi Walmart and firing at a car as it pulls out of the parking lot. Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old boy inside the vehicle, was struck and later pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to police. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced this week that the officer who fired would face no charges.
The Attorney General’s Office said its review found the use of force was justified. Fitch said the office had completed its review of the June 14, 2026, incident in Senatobia, involving an officer with the Senatobia Police Department. That finding is the stated basis for the decision not to charge the officer. The available account does not give more detail about the office’s reasoning or identify the evidence it relied on.
The footage posted online by Darkhorse Press has been verified, but CBS News said it did not independently obtain it. It shows five law enforcement officers running out of the Walmart after being told that a suspected shoplifter was trying to drive away. The officers surround a silver-colored sedan and repeatedly shout for the driver to stop. The account does not identify the person who first told officers the car was leaving.
The woman behind the wheel, described as a friend of Wiley’s mother, drives forward and nearly hits one officer, according to the footage description. One officer then opens fire on the car. Wiley was in the vehicle with his mother, Vellesiya Wiley, who was holding him in her lap, according to the family’s lawyer, Ben Crump. The footage account describes the sequence, but the excerpt does not provide further detail about the shots fired or the precise moments when Wiley was struck.
The family disputes the shoplifting accusation. Crump said Wiley’s mother and her friend reject the allegation, and neither woman has been charged with a crime. He also said the mother raised Kohen to show officers that a child was in the car and to try to stop them from shooting. The account does not say whether officers saw the child before the shooting or describe what they could see from their positions.
Wiley’s mother spoke at a June press conference alongside Crump. “I watched my baby take his first breath and I watched my baby take his last breath,” she said. Her statement describes the loss from the family’s perspective. The account of the family and the video’s depiction of the shooting leave the public with different elements to weigh, while the official finding remains that the use of force was justified.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation began an investigation immediately after the shooting and later presented its findings to the attorney general. The state’s decision followed that review. The excerpt does not provide details about the evidence considered by investigators or explain how the attorney general assessed the family’s account against the footage. It also does not describe whether investigators interviewed the women or other witnesses.
After the decision not to charge the officer, Crump and Wiley’s family called for the body-camera video to be released. Crump said the family and public had not been allowed to see it when the state announced its conclusion. He urged officials to release the footage if it supported the state’s decision and said the family would continue seeking answers. The account does not say whether the family had received a private viewing at that point.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said it would officially release the video at the end of the week, after Wiley’s family had viewed it. The timeline is a stated next step, but the excerpt does not confirm whether the family has seen the video or whether the public release has occurred. CBS News said Crump had not responded to its request for comment about whether the family had seen it. The account gives no further date for a public release beyond the department’s stated plan.
Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves acknowledged the community’s grief after the child’s death and said the city was committed to transparency throughout the investigation. Crump also noted that the Senatobia police chief had recently been fired for allegedly using racial slurs. The excerpt does not establish a connection between that matter and the shooting or the attorney general’s review. It provides no additional information about the chief’s departure.
The practical consequences in the available account are limited but clear: the officer will not face charges, and the family has sought access to the body-camera recording. The state says it plans to release the video at week’s end after the family views it. No fees, forms, compliance penalties, or further deadlines are specified. That means the stated next step is the planned video release, rather than a new process or requirement for the family. The release and any additional public explanation remain outstanding in the account. The state’s review is complete, but important details about the evidence and the family’s access to the recording remain unconfirmed.
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