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Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

The Mississippi attorney general’s office said in a statement Monday that a state investigation found the use of force was “justified” in an officer-involved shooting in June that took the life of a 1-year-old boy. While responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart in Senatobia, an officer fired at a moving vehicle, killing Kohen...

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