Mississippi Clears Officer in Fatal Shooting of Toddler Kohen Wiley

Kohen Wiley was one year old when he was killed in June during a police response to suspected shoplifting at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. CBS Top Stories reported that an officer shot him while responding to a shoplifting call.

Kohen was sitting in his mother's lap, according to the Guardian. Officers fired at a car in the parking lot, killing him and injuring the driver, a friend of his mother, NBC News reported.

The suspected theft involved diapers, according to CBS Top Stories. The supplied coverage does not establish who allegedly took them.

On October 19, the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the use of force "was justified," according to the Guardian. The decision came about four months after Kohen's death.

The state investigation ended without criminal charges against the officer, The Independent reported that day. Its coverage described months of mourning and calls for justice.

By October 20, Kohen's family was seeking answers after the officer was cleared, according to CBS Top Stories. The state's finding had not resolved the family's objections.

On October 21, The New York Times reported on new video showing the chaotic moments before police shot Kohen. Mississippi released video on Thursday, October 22, showing the fatal shooting, according to South China Morning Post.

The family spoke out that Thursday against the finding that deadly force was justified, CBS Top Stories reported. On October 23, ABCNews.com identified the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation as the agency that released the body camera footage.

The state investigation is complete, and the officer will not face criminal charges in connection with Kohen's killing, according to CBS Top Stories. The release of footage has made more of the encounter public, but the supplied coverage reports no change to that decision.

NDTV Top Stories identified the officer as Sgt. Hunter Foster and reported that his attorney said Foster had "no choice" but to shoot because the vehicle was going to hit him. That is the attorney's account. Kohen's family rejects the state's justification for the shooting, according to CBS Top Stories.