Senatobia Officer Resigns After Fatal Shooting of 1-Year-Old

Senatobia police officer Hunter Foster has resigned, Mayor Greg Graves confirmed Friday, four months after Foster fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot. The resignation came days after Mississippi officials concluded the shooting was justified and released body-camera footage of the encounter. The shooting occurred June 14 in Senatobia. Officers and Tate County deputies were at the Walmart over an unrelated incident when an employee alerted them that two women were running from the store, according to an investigation report. The women, Vellesiya Wiley and Latoya Ferrell, entered a vehicle with Kohen, who was in his mother’s arms in the front passenger seat. Footage shows officers approaching the vehicle with weapons drawn and shouting for it to stop. The driver reversed into a parked car, then moved forward as Foster stood near the front passenger side. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Foster fired three shots. Kohen was fatally struck, and Ferrell was injured. The vehicle continued moving after the shots. The footage has sharpened disagreement over whether the car posed an imminent threat when Foster fired. Foster’s attorney, Martin...