Mississippi officer shoots vehicle, toddler killed

A one-year-old boy was killed and a woman critically injured after a police officer opened fire on a vehicle during a response to a shoplifting report at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, on Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2026. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is leading the probe, said the child was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

According to the state investigative bureau, law enforcement officers responded to a shoplifting call at the Walmart on U.S. Highway 51. Upon arrival, they encountered two adults and a juvenile child fleeing the store and entering a vehicle. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver drove in the direction of the officers, nearly striking one. An officer then discharged their weapon, and the vehicle fled the scene. The occupants later arrived at a hospital where the child, identified by family as Kohen Wiley, was pronounced dead. One adult woman sustained critical injuries.

The Senatobia Police Department and the Tate County Sheriff's Office were involved in the incident. The sheriff's office stated its deputies were already at the Walmart on an unrelated matter when they were asked to assist with the shoplifting call. No...