Based on Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old resigns · CBS News, Oct 23, 2026, 19:44 ET
Explain the Big Deal: The district attorney will review whether anyone else should face charges, and the family’s lawyer is pressing the Justice Department to investigate.
What happened?
A Mississippi police officer, Hunter Foster, has resigned after fatally shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Walmart in June. Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed the resignation to CBS News. The Mississippi attorney general’s office had already said the officer’s use of force was justified.
Who is involved and why does it matter?
The case involves Foster, the child’s mother Vellesiya Wiley, the driver of the car, Tate County sheriff’s deputies, local prosecutors, and civil rights lawyer Ben Crump. Foster’s lawyer says the officer was in danger because the car was moving toward him. Wiley says she showed officers the child was inside before the shooting, and Crump says the Department of Justice should investigate.
What is the broader context?
The shooting grew out of a response to an alleged shoplifting incident at the Walmart. Officers and deputies were already there on another call when they approached a car in the parking lot. Body camera footage shows the vehicle backing up, hitting a parked car, and then moving forward as Foster fired.
What happens next?
What happens next is that District Attorney Jay Hale will review the case now that state investigators have ruled on the use of force. He said his office will decide whether to present anything to a grand jury after talking further with investigators. The story does not say whether the driver will be charged, and it does not say whether federal officials will open an investigation.
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