Posted on 06/16/2026 3:53:12 AM PDT by DFG
A 1-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Mississippi cop who fired at a car the tot’s mother and aunt were fleeing in through a Walmart parking lot after allegedly stealing diapers.
Kohen Wiley, 1, was killed and another woman in their car was critically injured when a cop opened fire at their vehicle in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi.
Kohen’s family told WREG that his mother was holding him in the front passenger seat while his aunt drove. It’s not clear if Kohen’s mother or aunt was the woman critically injured.
Officers from the Senatobia Police Department and the Tate County Sheriff’s Department were responding to a reported shoplifting at the Walmart when they spotted the suspects’ car driving away, according to a statement from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety obtained by Mississippi Today.
The DPS claimed that the driver sped in the officers’ direction and almost hit one cop while they were trying to stop the car. It was at that moment that an officer fired at the car, according to the statement.
Video footage obtained by WREG showed at least one bullet hole in the front windshield of the car. The passenger-side window was also severely damaged.
The family drove themselves to a nearby hospital, where little Kohen died.
The tot’s surviving family is demanding answers for how a shoplifting response could turn so violent. They also disputed speculations that Kohen’s mother and aunt were stealing diapers from the megastore.
“We don’t really know anything, why it happened or whatever. All we know is that car was shot up and a one-year-old baby was killed,” Carolyn Stokes, Kohen’s great-grandmother, told WREG.
“I’m just at a loss for words, to be honest. Somebody needs to held accountable for it,” Carlos Haynes, Kohen’s grandfather, added.
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Here we go again.
Worst case scenario alert!
Gonna be a long hot summer
They should be allowed to steal things.
They should be allowed to stab people.
There should be no consequences.
Assuming that the cop had “just cause” then,unless I’m mistaken,the driver can be charged with murder/manslaughter. A one year old kid...yikes!
Yogi?
Poor kid. Rest in peace little one.
The family will benefit financially from this. You can bet they’re excited for the windfall.
Anyone other than the driver apparently.
It says that the driver aimed and almost hit a cop.
All I can say is that if you are going to shoplift or steal, leave your child at home with a babysitter.
I’m guessing it’s them again...
I suspect this had something to do why the officer felt the need to open fire over shoplifting.
By trying to run down police officers, that's how. Just like that lesbian anti-ICE nutcase a while ago. That said, cops should try not to get in front of cars. Get the plate, pick 'em up later. No need for an O.K. Corral reanactment every time...
Could have just recorded the license plate and picked them up later. How are these police officers trained anymore? What an retard.
A child is dead because of an adult shoplifting. No matter what, this should never happen. Walmart must have cameras everywhere. Shoplifters should be filmed and identified and found later - without anyone’s life being put at risk (the child, the police officer, or anyone). I don’t excuse shoplifting or any theft. That said, this is tragic and avoidable.
That says nearly all I need to know as a juror.
I dont blame the cop on this one... these animals can only be stopped one way. It’s unfortunate the child was collateral damage.
The woman killed in the case you referenced reversed and then accelerated at an angle toward the cop. He wasn’t in front of the car. Confirmed on slow motion videos. Cops have a hard enough jobs with criminals so brazen & defiant. If you are going to use your car as a weapon be prepared to die trying.
EBT don’t pay fo no diapers..
(Prepare yourselves for that argument to be presented on your tv - unless the cop is white)
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