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Questions swirl after 1-year-old boy fatally shot by police in Mississippi

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

A police shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, that left a 1-year-old child dead has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town.

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  1. 1-year-old child killed after Mississippi police officer shoots at car

    Headline from East Idaho News ·

  2. Newest

    Questions swirl after 1-year-old boy fatally shot by police in Mississippi

    Headline from CBS News ·

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Mississippi 1-year-old killed after police shoot at car during alleged shoplifting call (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Mississippi family is demanding answers after a 1-year-old was killed when police responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart fired at their vehicle.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions

  3. East Idaho News

    1-year-old child killed after Mississippi police officer shoots at car (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — A 1-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child’s grandfather.

  4. NBC News

    Shooting death of 1-year-old boy by Mississippi police puts scrutiny on department (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The community of Senatobia is reeling after Kohen Wiley was fatally shot while police responded to a call in a Walmart parking lot.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Police shooting of 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A police shooting in Senatobia, Miss., that left a 1-year-old child dead has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the town of 8,000.

  6. CNN

    Kohen Wiley: Police shooting of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy ignites tension between police and Black residents (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.

  7. CBS News

    Questions swirl after 1-year-old boy fatally shot by police in Mississippi (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A police shooting in Senatobia, Mississippi, that left a 1-year-old child dead has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town.

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