Mississippi Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 1yr Old Kohen Wiley Resigned [VIDEO]

The Mississippi state attorney general after further review said that the police were “justified” in the use of force in the fatal shooting death of 1 year old Kohen Wiley when police responding to a reported shoplifting call opened fire on a vehicle outside a Walmart in Mississippi back in June. .  Days later after the AG made this announcement clearing the police officer that fatally shot Kohen Wiley the officer resigned.

Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed Sgt. Hunter Foster’s resignation on Friday, October 23, according to the Associated Press. His departure comes four months after the June 14 shooting that killed Kohen while he was sitting on his mother’s lap inside a vehicle.

Sgt. Hunter Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released body-camera and surveillance footage from the shooting, at a Walmart. In the footage, Foster is seen running out of a Walmart with other officers after an employee said shoplifters were fleeing. Within seconds of leaving the store, Foster aimed his gun at a vehicle in which Kohen, his mother and another woman were.

Officials have alleged that Kohen’s mother and a friend stole diapers from the Walmart however neither woman has been charged.

Senatobia Interim Police Chief Angelica Maze also resigned from her interim leadership position and returned to her previous role on the force, with LaMorris Hampton named as the new interim chief.

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