Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor says

140 reports from 134 outlets in 1 language · first reported 2026-10-23 13:23 UTC · updated 2026-10-23 23:20 UTC · JSON

A police officer in Mississippi who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned.^{[1, 3, 6]} The incident occurred when the officer fired into a moving vehicle.^{[1, 6]} The resignation was confirmed by the Senatobia mayor.^{[1, 4, 6]}

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1. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor saysPublished by wwaytv3.com, wsvn.com, sentinelcolorado.com, abc30.com, 8newsnow.com, miamitimesonline.com, netscape.com, wbrz.com, abc7news.com, coastreporter.net, sitkasentinel.com, timescolonist.com and 49 more · 2026-10-23 23:00 UTC
2. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor saysPublished by wbaltv.com, wlky.com, wdsu.com, wisn.com, wmur.com, PBS NewsHour, 4029tv.com, wyff4.com, wjcl.com, mynbc5.com, koco.com, kcra.com and 14 more · 2026-10-23 21:45 UTC
3. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Miss. resignsPublished by mcall.com, fortmorgantimes.com, dailycamera.com, citizensvoice.com, courant.com, thetimes-tribune.com, standardspeaker.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, eptrail.com, republicanherald.com, sun-sentinel.com, twincities.com and 4 more · 2026-10-23 16:13 UTC
4. Mississippi officer resigns after fatal shooting of 1-year-old in car outside Walmart during pursuitPublished by kesq.com, wpsdlocal6.com, krdo.com, keyt.com, kake.com, kten.com · 2026-10-23 16:59 UTC
5. Police officer who shot 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resignedPublished by wdbo.com, wgauradio.com, wokv.com, wsbradio.com · 2026-10-23 19:42 UTC
6. The police officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old in a car in Senatobia, Mississippi, has resigned, the mayor saysPublished by verdenews.com, wdtimes.com, the-messenger.com · 2026-10-23 15:43 UTC
7. Officer Who Killed 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Resigns; Bodycam Footage ReleasedPublished by binnews.com, binnews.com · 2026-10-23 20:15 UTC
8. Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resignedPublished by aol.com, nbcnews.com · 2026-10-23 16:57 UTC
9. Officer who fatally shot 1-year-old in Walmart parking lot resignscbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-23 23:20 UTC
10. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, local mayor saysadn.com · en · 2026-10-23 22:21 UTC
11. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned — Senatobia mayor saysmanilatimes.net · en · 2026-10-23 21:32 UTC
12. Senatobia interim police chief resigns; second resignation after fatal shooting of 1-year-oldactionnews5.com · en · 2026-10-23 20:45 UTC
13. Police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor sayswfla.com · en · 2026-10-23 20:43 UTC
14. Senatobia interim police chief resigns, Board of Aldermen call special meetingfox13memphis.com · en · 2026-10-23 20:10 UTC
15. Officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns from Mississippi police departmentthegrio.com · en · 2026-10-23 18:58 UTC
16. Renuncia el agente de policía de Mississippi que disparó contra un auto en un tiroteo en el que murió un bebé de 1 añokrdo.com · en · 2026-10-23 18:53 UTC
17. Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police forcetheguardian.com · en · 2026-10-23 17:58 UTC
18. Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns: Mayorabcnews.com · en · 2026-10-23 17:45 UTC
19. Mississippi cop who shot 1-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot resignsindiatimes.com · en · 2026-10-23 17:45 UTC
20. Mississippi cop who shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns after state calls shooting 'justified'reason.com · en · 2026-10-23 17:40 UTC
21. Mississippi Cop Resigns After Fatally Shooting 1-Year-Old Boytmz.com · en · 2026-10-23 17:15 UTC
22. Police officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-oldcbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-23 16:50 UTC
23. Police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old boy resignschicagotribune.com · en · 2026-10-23 16:40 UTC
24. Police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old in car in Mississippi resignsindependent.co.uk · en · 2026-10-23 16:31 UTC
25. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor says – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-10-23 15:56 UTC
26. Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, Senatobia mayor says – Brandon Sunbrandonsun.com · en · 2026-10-23 15:56 UTC
27. Mississippi officer resigns after fatal shooting of 1-year-old in car outside Walmart during pursuit - LocalNews8.comlocalnews8.com · en · 2026-10-23 13:23 UTC
28. Mississippi officer and interim police chief resign after officer's fatal shooting of 1-year-old in car during pursuit | U.S. Newskten.com · en · 2026-10-23 13:23 UTC