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Police Kill 1-Year-Old Boy Shooting Into Car of Suspected Shoplifters

The suspects—his mother and aunt—were accused of shoplifting diapers from Walmart.

Joe Lancaster | 6.16.2026 5:52 PM

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This week, police in Mississippi shot into a car, trying to stop a fleeing suspect. In the process, they killed a 1-year-old boy and put his aunt in the hospital.

The scenario is tragic, but it's especially galling because in this case, what brought officers to the scene in the first place was a report of stolen diapers.

On Sunday, police responded to a call about a possible shoplifter at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. "Officers said they encountered two adults and a small child running from the building and getting into a vehicle," reports Fox13. Cellphone footage from the scene shows officers running after the suspects on foot as they drove away.

"Authorities said officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver drove in the direction of officers and nearly struck one of them," adds WREG, citing the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI). "An officer then fired their weapon, according to MBI, and the vehicle fled the scene."

The car went to a local hospital, where 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was pronounced dead. According to Wiley's family, the other occupants of the car were his mother and his aunt, who was admitted in critical condition.

A witness later claimed he saw two women leaving........

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