Independent Autopsy Rules 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley's Death Homicide in Walmart Police Shooting
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Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 30
Independent Autopsy Rules 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley's Death Homicide in Walmart Police Shooting
3 articles · Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 30
Summary
An independent autopsy found 1-year-old Kohen Wiley died from a gunshot wound to the right chest and officially classified his June 14 death as a homicide.
Ben Crump said the wound entered from Kohen's right side and exited the left, arguing the trajectory shows officers fired into the vehicle from the side rather than facing an immediate threat.
The shooting happened in a Senatobia Walmart parking lot as police responded to an alleged shoplifting call involving Kohen's mother and another person; a woman injured in the incident is now in stable condition.
No one has been charged, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is still investigating, and Kohen's lawyers are now demanding release of the incident video.
With a toddler's death ruled a homicide, why are police withholding the video evidence of what happened?
If officers were not in the vehicle's direct path, was the fatal shooting of a one-year-old a justifiable use of force?
The Killing of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia: Autopsy Findings, Conflicting Accounts, and Community Demands for Justice and Police Reform
Overview
On July 1, 2026, Attorney Ben Crump shared findings from the independent autopsy of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, with the child's grieving grandparents present. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is leading the case, but body-camera footage is not expected to be released soon. The MBI typically takes six to nine months to complete such investigations, and their findings are sent to the Attorney General’s Office, meaning official conclusions may not be available for some time. This delay has fueled ongoing calls from the family and community for justice, transparency, and accountability in Kohen Wiley’s death.