The officer from Senatobia, Mississippi, who shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley has been put on administrative leave.
The Board of Aldermen and the mayor made the decision during Tuesday night’s meeting.
This follows the use of tear gas by Tate County, Mississippi, deputies against protestors outside the Senatobia Walmart.
After a police shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, residents rioted outside a local Walmart, forcing police to deploy tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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This all began with a shoplifting call at a Walmart over the weekend, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
Officers attempted to stop a car after witnessing two women and a child run out of the store and into the vehicle, but the driver allegedly drove towards the officers, nearly striking them.
That’s when an officer fired one shot at the vehicle, which struck and killed the child.
