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Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen WileyHunter Foster, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mississippi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Mississippi</a> 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. Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. Yesterday, the Mississippi department of public safety released body camera and surveillance footage from the shooting, at a Walmart in Senatobia, during which the toddler died in his mother’s arms after being shot. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/mississippi-police-officer-shot-kohen-wiley-resigns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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