Nearly 300 Mourn 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley at Funeral After June 14 Police Shooting
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Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 28
Nearly 300 Mourn 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley at Funeral After June 14 Police Shooting
3 articles · Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 28
Summary
Nearly 300 mourners wearing blue gathered at Hosana Church in Pope, Mississippi, for the funeral of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was killed in a Senatobia police shooting nearly two weeks earlier.
June 14 began with an alleged shoplifting call involving diapers, and the shooting is now under investigation as the child’s death draws widening public scrutiny.
Thursday protests in Senatobia demanded release of police body-camera footage, Walmart security video and the 911 call transcript, but none had been made public as of Friday.
Walmart said its Senatobia store remains open, called the incident heartbreaking and said it is working with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is handling the probe.
After a history of tension, can a town's trust in its police survive the fatal shooting of a one-year-old?
With conflicting accounts of the shooting, why is the crucial bodycam footage being kept under wraps?
Why did police fire into a car with a baby inside, when experts say it is against protocol?
Senatobia Police Shooting of Baby Kohen Wiley: Tragedy, Racial Disparities, and the Push for Accountability
Overview
On June 14, 2026, law enforcement officers fired live rounds at a silver sedan, resulting in one-year-old Kohen Wiley sustaining a fatal gunshot wound to the ribcage and the vehicle's driver being shot in the arm and thigh. This tragic event deeply impacted the city of Senatobia, Mississippi, and sparked widespread mourning and outrage across the nation. Kohen's mother, Vellesiya Wiley, provided her account of the shooting, challenging initial reports and raising questions about the police's actions. Community leaders and attorneys voiced the public's grief and demand for justice, highlighting the profound loss and the urgent need for answers.