Mississippi Officer Resigns After Shooting That Killed One-Year-Old Kohen Wiley

Kohen Wiley was killed in June when police fired at a car in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi. He was one year old. A friend of his mother, who was driving the car, was also injured, according to NBC News.

Officers were responding to a shoplifting call. CBS Top Stories described the suspected theft as involving diapers. Kohen was sitting in his mother's lap when he was shot, the Guardian reported.

On October 19, the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the use of force was "justified", according to the Guardian. The finding followed a state investigation into the June shooting. The Independent reported that the officer would face no criminal charges.

By October 20, the family was publicly seeking answers following the decision, CBS Top Stories reported. The state's finding did not settle their objections to the shooting.

On October 21, The New York Times and CBS Top Stories reported on video showing the moments before the fatal shooting. Further coverage of the released bodycam footage followed on October 22 and 23. The supplied reports differ on the release timing: South China Morning Post described a Thursday release, while the earlier reports had already discussed the video.

On October 22, Kohen's family spoke out against the justification for deadly force, according to CBS Top Stories. Its report quoted their response: "That's no justification."

On October 23, ABCNews.com reported that the officer who fired the fatal shot had resigned, citing the mayor. New York Post also reported the resignation, describing the officer as having fired into a moving vehicle while responding to the shoplifting call.

The officer's resignation follows the state's decision not to bring criminal charges. The attorney general's office found the use of force justified, CBS Top Stories reported. Resignation is a separate development from that finding.

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 continues to reject the state's justification, according to CBS Top Stories.

The central unresolved issue is the family's demand for answers about why deadly force was used. The supplied coverage reports their objections but does not identify a scheduled further review or another formal proceeding.