Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Topics: Mississippi Politics
3 outlets (The Hill, BBC US and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “justified”, “attorney”, “general”, “year-old”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “killed” and “Wiley”; BBC US uses “one-year-old” and “Police”; CBS News uses “shoplifting” and “responding”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “The Mississippi attorney general’s office said in a statement Monday that a state investigation found the use of force was “justified” in an officer-involved shooting in June that took the life of …”
- BBC US reports: “The boy was sitting in his mum's lap in the passenger seat of a car that police say was allegedly being driven at officers.”
- CBS News reports: “A police officer who shot a 1-year-old boy while responding to a shoplifting call was justified in using deadly force, according to Mississippi's attorney general. Skyler Henry reports.”
Read the full coverage
- The Hill: Mississippi attorney general says officer was justified in shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
- BBC US: Police used 'justified' force in fatal shooting of one-year-old, says Mississippi attorney general
- CBS News: Officer who shot 1-year-old while responding to shoplifting was justified, attorney general finds
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