{
  "id": 16290507,
  "title": "Police officers resign after fatal shooting of Black child in Mississippi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/police-officers-resign-after-fatal-shooting-of-black-child-in-16290507",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:54:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445739/police-officers-resign-after-fatal-shooting-of-black-child-in-mississippi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A police officer in Mississippi took the life of a 1-year-old Black child in June while responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart, and the officer who fired the fatal shot has resigned, as has the interim police chief. Hunter Foster, the officer who shot Kohen Wiley, resigned from the Senatobia Police Department, while Angelica Maze, who served as the interim chief, also stepped down. The shooting of the infant sparked calls for accountability from civil rights advocates. Despite Foster being cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General, his lawyer stated that his resignation was for the city's and police department's benefit, allowing for healing. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the child's family, called for a Department of Justice investigation and emphasized that accountability cannot cease with the officer's resignation. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation concluded that law enforcement officers responded to the Walmart shoplifting call and pursued the fleeing child and two adults in their vehicle. Footage showed Foster running out of the store with other officers after an employee reported shoplifters leaving. The two women involved were not charged, with the family alleging the incident was unjustified.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: A police officer in Mississippi who fatally shot a 1-year-old Black child in a Walmart parking lot in June and the interim police chief in the city where the shooting took place have resigned, local officials said on Friday. Hunter Foster, the officer who shot the child, resigned from the Senatobia Police Department, Mayor Greg Graves said on Friday, without specifying whether he was…",
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        "title": "Police officers resign after fatal shooting of Black child in Mississippi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/police-officers-resign-after-fatal-shooting-of-black-child-in",
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