{
  "id": 5156192,
  "title": "Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/police-chief-in-mississippi-town-where-1-year-old-was-killed-has-been",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T19:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/mississippi-police-chief-fired"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Senatobia, Mississippi, the city of 40% Black residents has made national headlines following the fatal shooting of a one-year-old Black baby, Kohen Wiley, by a white police officer. The incident occurred during a shoplifting investigation at a Walmart. Despite the officer submitting a resignation letter, the city's board of aldermen unanimously voted to fire police chief Harold Vanderford instead. Vanderford had been using racist slurs against Black people, as revealed through his text messages. The city had initially stated that Vanderford would continue serving the city with confidence, but his firing came a week later.",
  "summary": "The city of Senatobia made national news earlier this year after a white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call Late Tuesday, the city of Senatobia, Mississippi fired its police chief, Harold Vanderford, after it was reported that Vanderford regularly used racist slurs against Black people in his text messages. The town, which is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}