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CRIMEJun 18 · 22:32 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy TRAVIS LOLLER and SOPHIE BATES, Associated Press

Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents

A 1-year-old Black boy, Kohen Wiley, was fatally shot by police in Senatobia, Mississippi, during a response to a shoplifting call. The incident has sparked protests and racial tensions, with conflicting accounts of whether the vehicle was moving toward officers and whether diapers were stolen. Civil rights leaders, including Bernice King, condemned the shooting as a moral failure.

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