Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Officer placed on administrative leave after fatal shooting — Following the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley during a shoplifting response in Senatobia, Mississippi, the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. The officer's identity has not been publicly disclosed, and the investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is ongoing. The lack of transparency and delay in releasing evidence has led to public outcry and demands for accountability.
• Police shooting during shoplifting response kills infant — On June 14, 2026, in Senatobia, Mississippi, a police officer fired into a vehicle during a response to a shoplifting call at a Walmart, resulting in the death of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley and critically injuring another adult in the vehicle. The officer involved has not been publicly identified, and no charges have been announced. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing body camera footage, dash camera footage, and Walmart surveillance video, but has not released any evidence pending the investigation's conclusion.
• Senatobia police officer shoots and kills one-year-old Kohen Wiley in vehicle outside Walmart — On 14 June, a Senatobia police officer fired into the passenger side of a vehicle in which one-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley sat on his mother's lap, killing the child and injuring the driver. Police claimed officers were responding to a reported diaper theft and that the vehicle drove toward officers. The mother and witnesses dispute the police account. Body-camera and security-camera footage has not been released pending investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
• Mississippi police officer placed on administrative leave after shooting kills one-year-old in Walmart parking lot — A Senatobia, Mississippi police officer fired at a vehicle during a response to an alleged shoplifting complaint at a Walmart on Sunday, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley inside the car. The officer was placed on administrative leave. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating; authorities claim the vehicle was driving toward an officer, but witnesses dispute this. Protests erupted in Senatobia, and law enforcement deployed teargas on demonstrators. The family, represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, is demanding release of body camera and surveillance footage.
• Tear gas deployed at protest demanding answers for infant's death — On June 17, 2026, law enforcement deployed tear gas against protesters in Senatobia, Mississippi, who gathered to demand answers following the police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley. The protest took place outside the Walmart where the incident occurred, with more than 200 people participating. The community is calling for the release of body camera footage and the identification of the officer involved in the shooting.