Parents protest police shooting death of 1-year-old in Mississippi

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 00:14 · Archive

The parents of a 1-year-old boy shot dead by police in Mississippi protested at the attorney general's office after the shooting was ruled justified.

The parents of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley led a protest Monday at the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, who ruled last month that the police shooting of their son was justified. Kohen's mother and activists gathered in the office's lobby, with cries of 'our baby's life mattered' echoing through the space.

Kohen was killed in June in Senatobia, a town about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, when a police officer fired his gun into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call. Body-worn camera footage shows Kohen's mother, Vellesiya Wiley, holding her son as she and a friend ran across a Senatobia Walmart car park to their vehicle. Five officers approached the parked car with guns drawn.

The parents were met by Fitch's chief of staff, who said the attorney general was not in the office. Activist Marquell Bridges, working with the family, said they wanted Fitch to look Kohen's parents in the eyes and explain why the shooting was justified, emphasising that the public elects these officials and has the power to hold them accountable.

How it is being reported

• Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's OfficeThe parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi have demanded a meeting with the state official who ruled that the shooting was justified.Clickorlando · 2 Nov, 22:48
• Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General's OfficeThe parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi have demanded a meeting with the state official who ruled that the shooting was justified.News4Jax · 2 Nov, 22:48

In this story: Kohen Wiley · Vellesiya Wiley · Lynn Fitch · Marquell Bridges · Mississippi · Senatobia · Mississippi Attorney General's Office

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